six
in the evening
He sent Felicite to Homais , to Monsieur Tuvache , to Lheureux , to the `` Lion d'Or , '' everywhere , and in the intervals of his agony he saw his reputation destroyed , their fortune lost , Berthe 's future ruined . By what ? -- Not a word ! He waited till six in the evening . At last , unable to bear it any longer , and fancying she had gone to Rouen , he set out along the highroad , walked a mile , met no one , again waited , and returned home . She had come back . `` What was the matter ?