nine o'clock in the morning
Philip ! '' murmured Dolores . She could say no more , but yielding at last to the sweet power of the love against which she had struggled so long , she laid her weary head upon the heart that worshipped her with such a tender and all-absorbing passion . It was nine o'clock in the morning when the officer who was to conduct the examination made his appearance . The expectations of Philip and Dolores were realized . He questioned them hastily , listened to the report of the sergeant who had arrested them , took a few notes , then ordered the culprits to be sent , one to the Conciergerie , the other to the Madelonnettes . `` Can we not be together ? ''