eleven o'clock in the morning
In large cities it is easy to avoid seeing visitors , to isolate one 's self , to create for one 's self a solitude , a Thebaid in the midst of the tumult ; in an Andalusian village , and , above all , when one has the honor of being the son of the squire , it is necessary to live in public . Not only now to my study , but even to my bedroom , do the reverend vicar , the notary , my cousin Currito , the son of Doña Casilda , and a hundred others , penetrate without any one daring to oppose them , waken me if I am asleep , and carry me off with them wherever they wish . The club-house here is not a place of amusement for the evening only , but for all the hours of the day . From eleven o'clock in the morning it is full of people , who chat , glance over a paper to learn the news , and play at _ hombra . _ There are persons here who spend ten or twelve hours a day at this game . In short , there is as much enjoyment here as one could well desire . In order that this enjoyment may be uninterrupted , there are a great many amusements .