seven o’clock
The first tailor whose door he entered tried as many coats upon him as he would consent to put on , and persuaded his customer that all were in the very latest fashion . Lucien came out the owner of a green coat , a pair of white trousers , and a `` fancy waistcoat , '' for which outfit he gave two hundred francs . Ere long he found a very elegant pair of ready-made shoes that fitted his foot ; and , finally , when he had made all necessary purchases , he ordered the tradespeople to send them to his address , and inquired for a hairdresser . At seven o'clock that evening he called a cab and drove away to the Opera , curled like a Saint John of a Procession Day , elegantly waistcoated and gloved , but feeling a little awkward in this kind of sheath in which he found himself for the first time . In obedience to Mme. de Bargeton 's instructions , he asked for the box reserved for the First Gentleman of the Bedchamber . The man at the box office looked at him , and beholding Lucien in all the grandeur assumed for the occasion , in which he looked like a best man at a wedding , asked Lucien for his order . `` I have no order . ''