two o'clock
But Chavernay did not seem to be discomfited , and seemed inclined to doubt the tidings . `` Dead ? '' he said . `` Why , he wrote to me to meet him here at two o'clock . '' As he spoke he drew from his breast a folded piece of paper and extended it to Gonzague , who took it with a reluctance , even with a repugnance , which he controlled because it was so clearly unreasonable . The paper contained a few words written in a bold , soldierly hand . They ran thus : `` Meet me to-night at two o'clock at the palace of the Prince de Gonzague .