one in the afternoon
Once safely in that city , Barbara felt it would be a weight lifted from her mind , for she really was not very happy at sharing in an enterprise which , even to her inexperience , seemed more fitted for some desperado than a sane English girl . Having begun , however , she felt she must go through with it to the best of her ability , and undertook to write to Neuilly , to arrange with the widower 's son , and to bribe the bath-boy to give the girl the only cubicle with a window . As a matter of fact , Barbara would have rather sent the girl to Mademoiselle Viré 's , but the latter was so frail that the excitement might be injurious to her , and it was hardly fair to introduce such a whirlwind into her haven of peace . She had an opportunity of speaking to Jean that very day , for he had offered to give her some lessons in photography , and she was going to have her first one in the afternoon . The boy was quite delighted with the thought of having something `` to break the monotony of existence , '' and declared that it was an honour to share in any plan for the secure of the oppressed . `` We will inclose her in the photographic cupboard , mademoiselle , '' he said eagerly , `` so that none can see her . Oh , we will manage well , I assure you . ''