eleven o'clock
Pécuchet , from his bed , saw all these things in a row , and sometimes he went as far as Bouvard 's room to lengthen the perspective . One spot remained empty , exactly opposite to the coat of arms , that intended for the Renaissance chest . It was not finished ; Gorju was still working at it , jointing the panels in the bakehouse , squaring them or undoing them . At eleven o'clock he took his breakfast , chatted after that with Mélie , and often did not make his appearance again for the rest of the day . In order to have pieces of furniture in good style , Bouvard and Pécuchet went scouring the country . What they brought back was not suitable ; but they had come across a heap of curious things . Their first passion was a taste for articles of _ virtù _ ; then came the love of the Middle Ages .