five o’clock on every Saturday afternoon
At last she grew impatient of these too slow certitudes , and as she fell asleep she surprised herself by saying : `` To-morrow I will speak to Monseigneur . '' When she awoke , her proposed plan seemed not only quite natural but necessary . It was ingenuous and brave ; born of a proud and great purity . She knew that at five o'clock on every Saturday afternoon Monseigneur went to kneel in the Chapel Hautecoeur , where he liked to pray alone , giving himself up entirely to the past of his race and to himself , seeking a solitude which was respected by all connected with the Cathedral . As it fortunately happened , this was a Saturday . She quickly came to a decision . At the Bishop 's Palace , not only would she be apt to find it difficult to be received , but , on the other hand , there were always so many people about she would be ill at ease ; whilst it would be so simple to await him in the chapel , and to introduce herself to Monseigneur as soon as he appeared .