eight o’clock
The news of the death of poor Charles Keller was regarded as a judgment from heaven , intended to silence all rivalries . Antonin Goulard , Frederic Marest , Olivier Vinet , and Monsieur Martener , the authorities who , until then , had frequented this salon -LRB- the prevailing opinions of which did not seem to them contrary to the government created by the popular will in July , 1830 -RRB- , came as usual , possessed by curiosity to see what attitude the Beauvisage family would take under the circumstances . The salon , restored to its usual condition , showed no signs of the meeting which appeared to have settled the destiny of Simon Giguet . By eight o'clock four card-tables , each with four players , were under way . The smaller salon and the dining-room were full of people . Never , except on grand occasions , such as balls and fete-days , had Madame Marion seen such an influx at the door of her salon , forming as it were the tail of a comet . `` It is the dawn of power , '' said Olivier Vinet to the mistress of the house , showing her this spectacle , so gratifying to the heart of a person who delighted in receiving company .