Three o'clock
Still , eleven o'clock is a bit early even for chemists . There were two fellows fighting in the refreshment-bar and they were n't turned out . At eleven o'clock people ought to be turned out for fighting , whatever the standard of manners ... . Three o'clock is a different matter ; then one has to make concessions to public opinion -- if only this ball survives till three o'clock . Varvara Petrovna has not kept her word , though , and has n't sent flowers . H 'm ! She has no thoughts for flowers , _ pauvre mère !