two o'clock
This break in his regular habits seemed so unusual and inexplicable , that the young man felt a vague uneasiness invading him as he hurried toward home , and all sorts of wild conjectures flashed through his mind . He soon reached the Rue de Grenelle , however , and was running up the first flight of stairs when the concierge called him from his door . `` Monsieur Louis , '' he said , `` your father went out a couple of hours ago and left a letter for you . I was to take it to your office if you did not return before two o'clock . '' The young man grasped the letter and tore it open . It ran thus : `` My dear child : `` I have just received a few lines from my friend Ramon , informing me that he and his daughter will arrive in Paris to-day . `` As he has never traveled in a railway train and anticipates much pleasure in that mode of conveyance , he will stop at Versailles , where he begs us to meet him .