six o'clock in the morning
Was the result not certain ? Had Lupin not won the game in advance ? It was but a short moment of weakness . When he alighted from his compartment , at six o'clock in the morning , refreshed by a few hours ' sleep , he had recovered all his confidence . On the platform , Froberval , the dockyard clerk who had given hospitality to M. Beautrelet , senior , was waiting for him , accompanied by his daughter Charlotte , an imp of twelve or thirteen . `` Well ? '' cried Isidore .