Quarter to eleven
And I left him with a gay gesture to join other groups , and to take my part in the various dances which were now following quickly on one another . The supper was fixed to take place at midnight . At the first opportunity I had , I looked at the time . Quarter to eleven ! -- my heart beat quickly , the blood rushed to my temples and surged noisily in my ears . The hour I had waited for so long and so eagerly had come ! At last !