two in the morning
That evening Madame de Listomere went to a party at the Marquis de Beauseant 's , where Rastignac would probably betake himself . It was Saturday . The Marquis de Beauseant was in some way a connection of Monsieur de Rastignac , and the young man was not likely to miss coming . By two in the morning Madame de Listomere , who had gone there solely for the purpose of crushing Eugene by her coldness , discovered that she was waiting in vain . A brilliant man -- Stendhal -- has given the fantastic name of `` crystallization '' to the process which Madame de Listomere 's thoughts went through before , during , and after this evening . Four days later Eugene was scolding his valet . `` Ah ca !