about five o'clock in the evening
`` Come father ! '' said Agricola , forcing away the soldier , almost in spite of himself . Spoil-sport , who appeared much astonished at these hesitations , barked two or three times without quitting his post , as if to protest against this humiliating retreat ; but , being called by Dagobert , he hastened to rejoin the main body . It was now about five o'clock in the evening . A high wind swept thick masses of grayish , rainy cloud rapidly across the sky . The Boulevard de l'Hopital , which bordered on this portion of the convent-garden , was , as we before said , almost deserted . Dagobert , Agricola , and the serving girl could hold a private conference in this solitary place .