Four o’clock
His blond moustache is very near your cheek , and you do well to lower your eyes , for I see a gleam of pleasure under your long lashes . I do not hear what he says , nor your replies ; but how fast he works , how he gains your confidence ! You will compromise yourself , little Maria , if you keep him too long by your easel . Four o'clock will soon strike , and the watchman in the green coat , who is snoozing before Watteau 's designs , will arouse from his torpor , stretch his arms , look at his watch , get up from his seat , and call out `` Time to close . '' Why do you allow Maurice to help you arrange your things , to accompany you through the galleries , carrying your box of pastels ? The long , lanky girl in the Salon Carre , who affects the English ways , the one who will never finish copying the `` Vierge au coussin vert , '' has followed you into the Louvre court . Take care !