about
ten o’clock
He is delighted with his evening ; intends to go and amuse himself every day by beating them ; he even thinks of taking pupils . Once his back is dried , all together , the three mousmes and himself , play at Japanese pigeon-vole . Really I could not wish for anything more innocent , or more correct in every respect . Charles N -- and Madame Jonquille , his wife , arrived unexpectedly about ten o'clock . -LRB- They were wandering about in the dark shrubberies in our neighborhood , and , seeing our lights , came up to us . -RRB- They intend to finish the evening at the tea-house of the toads , and they try to induce us to go and drink some iced sherbets with them . It is at least an hour 's walk from here , on the other side of the town , halfway up the hill , in the gardens of the large pagoda dedicated to Osueva ; but they stick to their idea , pretending that in this clear night and bright moonlight we shall have a lovely view from the terrace of the temple .