nine o'clock
They thought him plucky . Jacques Rival dropped in in the course of the afternoon , and it was settled that his seconds should call for him in a landau at seven o'clock the next morning , and drive to the Bois de Vesinet , where the meeting was to take place . All this had been done so unexpectedly , without his taking part in it , without his saying a word , without his giving his opinion , without accepting or refusing , and with such rapidity , too , that he was bewildered , scared , and scarcely able to understand what was going on . He found himself at home at nine o'clock , after having dined with Boisrenard , who , out of self-devotion , had not left him all day . As soon as he was alone he strode quickly up and down his room for several minutes . He was too uneasy to think about anything . One solitary idea filled his mind , that of a duel on the morrow , without this idea awakening in him anything else save a powerful emotion .