seven o'clock
He went out and as he passed the restaurants he could scarcely resist their temptations . At noon he said : `` Bah , I shall lunch upon Clotilde 's twenty francs ; that will not hinder me from returning the money to-morrow . '' He ate his lunch , for which he paid two francs fifty , and on entering the office of `` La Vie Francaise '' he repaid the porter the three francs he had borrowed from him . He worked until seven o'clock , then he dined , and he continued to draw upon the twenty francs until only four francs twenty remained . He decided to say to Mme. de Marelle upon her arrival : `` I found the twenty-franc piece you slipped into my pocket . I will not return the money to-day , but I will repay you when we next meet . '' When Madame came , he dared not broach the delicate subject .