six o’clock
Give me a light , fellow ! ' He obeyed reluctantly , and , glad to turn my back on him , I went up the ladder , still wondering faintly , in the midst of my annoyance , what his wife was about that my chance detection of her had so enraged him . Even now he was not quite himself . He followed me with abuse , and , deprived by my departure of any other means of showing his spite , fell to shouting through the floor , bidding me remember six o'clock , and be stirring ; with other taunts , which did not cease until he had tired himself out . The sight of my belongings -- which I had left a few hours before at the Chateau -- strewn about the floor of this garret , went some way towards firing me again . But I was worn out . The indignities and mishaps of the evening had , for once , crushed my spirit , and after swearing an oath or two I began to pack my bags .