two in the afternoon
Next morning , after a night of perfect happiness , the Prince 's sleep was disturbed by a dream . He felt on his heart the trickle of pearls , dropped there by an angel ; he woke , and found himself bathed in the tears of Massimilla Doni . He was lying in her arms , and she gazed at him as he slept . That evening , at the _ Fenice _ , -- though la Tinti had not allowed him to rise till two in the afternoon , which is said to be very bad for a tenor voice , -- Genovese sang divinely in his part in _ Semiramide _ . He was recalled with la Tinti , fresh crowns were given , the pit was wild with delight ; the tenor no longer attempted to charm the prima donna by angelic methods . Vendramin was the only person whom the doctor could not cure . Love for a country that has ceased to be is a love beyond curing .