ten o’clock
He became indifferent to everything . Four years passed by , and he felt himself strong enough to return to his country , to meet his own people . Without stopping at Petersburg or at Moscow he came to the town of O ----- , where we parted from him , and whither we will now ask the indulgent reader to return with us . The morning after the day we have described , at ten o'clock , Lavretsky was mounting the steps of the Kalitins ' house . He was met by Lisa coming out in her hat and gloves . `` Where are you going ? '' he asked her .