seven o'clock in winter
The commissary of police bowed , saying : `` I am at your service , sir . '' George continued : `` You have until nine o'clock , have you not ? That limit of time passed , you can no longer enter a private dwelling to prove adultery . '' `` No , sir ; seven o'clock in winter , nine o'clock from the 31st March . It is the 5th of April , so we have till nine o'clock . `` Very well , Mr. Commissionary , I have a cab downstairs ; we can take the officers who will accompany you , and wait a little before the door . The later we arrive the best chance we have of catching them in the act . ''