nine o'clock
Fifty francs a month for two meals a day ; twelve francs for a little room decorated with a little mirror , a window , and a dressing table . At eight o'clock Perrine dined alone in the general dining room , a table napkin on her lap . At eight-thirty she went to Madame Lachaise 's establishment to fetch her dress and other things which were quite ready for her . At nine o'clock , in her tiny room , the door of which she locked , she went to bed , a little worried , a little excited , a little hesitating , but , in her heart of hearts full of hope . Now we should see . What she did see the next morning when she was called into M. Vulfran 's office after he had given his orders to his principal employés , was such a severe expression on his face that she was thoroughly disconcerted ; although the eyes that turned towards her as she entered his room were devoid of look , she could not mistake the expression on this face that she had studied so much . Certainly it was not the kind look of a benefactor , but quite the reverse : it was an expression of displeasure and anger that she saw .