nine o’clock
Her own miseries occupied Sabine , and her father and mother were suffering from their interviews with Mascarin and Dr. Hortebise . What did the liveried servants , who waited at table with such an affectation of interest , care for the sorrows of their master or mistress ? They were well lodged and well fed , and nothing save their wages did they care for . By nine o'clock Sabine was in her own room trying to grow accustomed to the thoughts of an interview with M. de Breulh-Faverlay . She hardly closed her eyes all night , and felt worn out and dispirited by musing ; but she never thought of evading the promise she had made to Andre , or of putting it off for a time . She had vowed to lose no time , and her lover was eagerly awaiting a letter from her , telling him of the result . In the perplexity in which she found herself , she could not confide in either father or mother , for she felt that a cloud hung over both their lives , though she knew not what it was .