five o'clock
They agreed that declamation in singing generally deforms the natural word like a magnifying glass . Corinne asked Christophe to write music for a piece in which she would speak to the accompaniment of the orchestra , singing a few sentences every now and then . He was fired by the idea in spite of the difficulties of the stage setting which , he thought , Corinne 's musical voice would easily overcome , and they made plans for the future . It was not far short of five o'clock when they thought of going out . Night fell early . They could not think of going for a walk . Corinne had a rehearsal at the theater in the evening ; nobody was allowed to be present .