two o’clock
Birotteau arranged with the cafe Foy for ices in the shape of fruits , to be served in pretty saucers , with gilt spoons , on silver trays . Tanrade , another illustrious purveyor , furnished the refreshments . `` Do n't be worried , '' said Cesar to his wife , observing her uneasiness on the day before the great event , `` Chevet , Tanrade , and the cafe Foy will occupy the _ entresol _ , Virginie will take charge of the second floor , the shop will be closed ; all we shall have to do is to enshrine ourselves on the first floor . '' At two o'clock , on the 16th , the mayor , Monsieur de la Billardiere , came to take Cesar to the Chancellerie of the Legion of honor , where he was to be received by Monsieur le Comte de Lacepede , and about a dozen chevaliers of the order . Tears were in his eyes when he met the mayor ; Constance had just given him the `` surprise '' of the gold buckles and diamond pin . `` It is very sweet to be so loved , '' he said , getting into the coach in presence of the assembled clerks , and Cesarine , and Constance . They , one and all , gazed at Cesar , attired in black silk knee-breeches , silk stockings , and the new bottle-blue coat , on which was about to gleam the ribbon that , according to Molineux , was dyed in blood .