two o'clock
Lizaveta no longer thought of sending them back to him ; she became intoxicated with them , and began to reply to them , and little by little her answers became longer and more affectionate . At last she threw out of the window to him the following letter : `` This evening there is going to be a ball at the Embassy . The Countess will be there . We shall remain until two o'clock . You have now an opportunity of seeing me alone . As soon as the Countess is gone , the servants will very probably go out , and there will be nobody left but the Swiss , but he usually goes to sleep in his lodge . Come about half-past eleven .