a quarter to six
She gave him three cards telling him to play them one after the other , at the same time exacting from him a solemn promise that he would never play at cards again as long as he lived . Chaplitsky then went to his victorious opponent , and they began a fresh game . On the first card he staked fifty thousand roubles , and won sonika ; he doubled the stake , and won again ; till at last , by pursuing the same tactics , he won back more than he had lost . '' `` But it is time to go to bed , it is a quarter to six already . '' And , indeed , it was already beginning to dawn ; the young men emptied their glasses and then took leave of each other . The old Countess A -- was seated in her dressing-room in front of her looking-glass . Three waiting maids stood around her .