eleven o'clock
Managers complimented him , actresses flung him side glances ; for every one of them knew that this was the critic who , by a single article , had gained an engagement at the Gymnase , with twelve thousand francs a year , for Coralie , and another for Florine at the Panorama-Dramatique with eight thousand francs . Lucien was a man of importance . The little ovations raised Lucien in his own eyes , and taught him to know his power . At eleven o'clock the pair arrived at the Panorama-Dramatique ; Lucien with a careless air that worked wonders . Nathan was there . Nathan held out a hand , which Lucien squeezed . `` Ah !