nine o’clock
`` No , please God , he must not find you here , for you would be killed and so should I , he is so terrible . Get up into this little attic , and keep quite quiet and do not move , that he may not find you here . '' The other climbed into the garret as he was told , and found the planks stripped away in many places , and the laths broken . As soon as he was safe , mademoiselle made one bound to the door , knowing very well that it was not her husband who was there , and let in the man who had promised to come to her at nine o'clock . They came into the chamber , where they were not long on their feet , but laid down and cuddled and kissed in the same manner as he in the garret had done , whilst he , through a chink , kept his eye on the couple , and was not best pleased . He could not make up his mind whether he should speak or hold his tongue . At last he determined to keep silence , and not say a word till the opportunity came , -- and you may guess that he had plenty of patience .