nine o'clock
They drank a good glass of wine , and aunt said the procession would be very fine , and that there were at least twenty-five priests from the neighborhood round ; that Mr. Hubert , the pastor of Quatre Vents , had come , and that the grand altar in the cavalry quarter was higher than the houses ; that the pine-trees and poplars around had crape on them , and that the altar was covered with a black cloth . She talked of everything under the sun , while I looked at Catherine , and we thought , without saying anything , `` Oh ! when will that beggarly minister write and say , ` Get married and leave me alone ? ' '' At last , toward nine o'clock , and when the second bell had rung , Aunt Grédel said , `` That is the second ringing ; we will come to dinner as soon as possible . '' `` Yes , yes , Mother Grédel , '' replied Mr. Goulden , `` we will wait for you . '' They rose , and I went down to the foot of the stairs with Catherine in order to embrace her once again , when Aunt Grédel cried , `` Let us hurry , let us hurry ! '' They went away , and I went back to my work ; but from that moment till about eleven o'clock I could do nothing at all .