seven o'clock
It was because her views were not theirs that many of the friends who had visited them when the Senator was alive -- now refused to associate with the Lady Octavia , although they could not openly ignore her on account of her great wealth . It drew toward evening . The days were still long , and Martius planned to return home by moonlight . At seven o'clock , they were eating supper in an arbor at the side of the Villa . The big , round moon was rising over the Alban Hills , soon it would be a great lamp in the sky . All over the Campagna the Feast of the Grapes had been celebrated that day . The sounds of boisterous laughter , of loud singing , came to their ears from the crowds who were passing outside the high walls surrounding the entire estate .