ten o'clock
He made no effort to occupy or to amuse himself ; he merely waited , and in due time the gods gave him a sign -- a telegraphic message , brief and concise as his own : Come to-night at ten . She will be here . -- MAX . At ten o'clock , punctual to the moment , Blake walked up the Escalier de Sainte-Marie . All day a curious agitation compounded of elation and impatience had lifted him as upon wings , but now that the hour had arrived , doubt amounting almost to reluctance assailed his spirit . He walked slowly , looking about him as though the way were strange ; outside the house in the rue Müller he paused and glanced up at the fifth floor , suddenly daunted , suddenly thrilled by the faint light coming mistily through the open windows of the _ salon _ and the studio . What would she be like -- this sister of Max ?