four o'clock
Nanette went out . When she was alone , Bathilde burst into tears , for her strength was but pride . She believed herself the most unfortunate woman in the world , as D'Harmental thought himself the most unfortunate man . At four o'clock Buvat returned . Bathilde , seeing the traces of uneasiness on his good-natured face , tried all she could to tranquilize him . She smiled , she joked , she kept him company at table ; but all was in vain . After dinner he proposed to Bathilde , as an amusement which nothing could resist -- to take a walk on the terrace .