nine in the morning
His marriage had emphasized this Americanism . Like most of his countrymen he regarded every Frenchman as a would-be seducer of his neighbor 's wife , and every Frenchwoman as a possible wanton ; all things French as either corrupt or frivolous or hopelessly behind the times . He inspired Milly to some extent with these ideas , though she was of a more curious and trusting nature . He did not like to have her go out in Paris even in the daytime unaccompanied , and as after the first weeks of settlement in their new environment he was very busy all day , Milly found herself more or less secluded and idle from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon . It was worse than in the flat in Chicago ! For there she could go out when she pleased , and had some social distraction . Here they knew almost nobody .