five o'clock before
Some of them looked interesting . A few were English , and fully half American . Then the weary hunt for rooms began again . It was five o'clock before a _ concierge , unexpected amiable _ in face of their refusal of her rooms , asked whether they had tried Madame Bianchi 's -- Madame Bianchi where the atelier was , and the students ' meetings on Sunday evenings , -- Number 57 Boulevard Montparnasse . They tried it . One passes through an archway into a yard where the machinery , of a great laundry pulses half the week , up some wide wooden stairs -- shallow , easy stairs -- and on the first floor are the two rooms . Betty drew a long breath when she saw them .