about eleven o'clock
So saying , the porteress proceeded to break the seal of the letter addressed to her ; which having done , she turned it round and round , looked at it in every direction , then , after a short appearance of embarrassment and uncertainty , she said to Rodolph : `` Alfred generally reads my letters for me , because I do not happen to be able to read them myself ; perhaps you would not mind just looking over this for me ? '' `` With the utmost pleasure ! '' quickly replied Rodolph , curious to dive into the mysteries of who Madame Pipelet 's correspondent might be ; and forthwith he read what follows , written upon hot-pressed paper , stamped in its right-hand corner with the helmet , the letters `` C. R. , '' the heraldic supporters , and the cross of honour . `` To-morrow -LRB- Friday -RRB- , about eleven o'clock , let there be a good -LRB- not an overfierce -RRB- fire lighted in both rooms ; have everything well dusted , and remove the coverings from the furniture , taking especial care not to scratch the gilding , or to soil or burn the carpet while lighting the fires . If I should not be in about one o'clock , when a lady will arrive in a hackney-coach and inquire for me by the name of M. Charles , let her be shown up to the apartment ; after which the key is to be taken down-stairs again , and kept till my arrival . '' Spite of the want of finished composition displayed in this _ billet _ , Rodolph perfectly comprehended to whom and what it alluded , and merely added , after perusing it : `` Who lives on the first floor , then ? '' The old woman placed her yellow , shrivelled finger upon her pendulous lip , and replied , by a half-malicious grin : `` Hush !