ten in the morning
That very evening he revenged himself upon the callous-hearted stranger , by a reckless flirtation with the Misses Phenie and Genie Forbes , still of Chicago . It was not a matter of concern to any one but Paterfamilias Forbes that the Major indulged in a stolen moonlight excursion upon the lake in charge of two extremely prononcee Daisy Millers . The Major 's slumbers , however , were of the lightest , for the face of the chance-met directress of his immediate future haunted his uneasy dreams . He was a model of respectable gravity , however , when he presented himself before Mademoiselle Euphrosyne Delande , at her Institute , when the bells clanged ten in the morning . Major Hawke at once impressed the sleek door-opener , Francois , by the ultra refinement of his demeanor , and the suave elegance of his French . `` Evidently the one necessary Adam in this Garden of undeveloped young Peris , '' thought Hawke , as he gazed around the cheerless room , with its globes , busts of departed sages , topographical maps , and framed samples of the `` Execution '' of the jeunes personnes , with brush and pencil . `` Looks breachy , that fellow -- they all have to sneak out to drink , and for les fetifs plaisirs !