eleven o'clock
The old father had been drunk and abusive and foul-tongued the whole of the wedding day and during the party in the evening . The whole family took refuge in the back rooms and were crowded there to suffocation . The front rooms were devoted to the dance and the supper . At last when the old man fell asleep dead drunk at eleven o'clock , the bride 's mother , who had been particularly displeased with Pseldonimov 's mother that day , made up her mind to lay aside her wrath , become gracious and join the company . Ivan Ilyitch 's arrival had turned everything upside down . Madame Mlekopitaev was overcome with embarrassment , and began grumbling that she had not been told that the general had been invited . She was assured that he had come uninvited , but was so stupid as to refuse to believe it .