ten o'clock
Instead , therefore , of knitting his brows into a frown when he perceived his sister-in-law , Louis resolved to receive her in a more friendly and gracious manner than usual . But on one condition only , that she would be ready to set out early . Such was the nature of Louis 's thoughts during mass , and which made him , during the ceremony , forget matters , which , in his character of Most Christian King and of the oldest son of the Church , ought to have occupied his attention . He returned to the chateau , and as the promenade was fixed for mid-day only , and it was at present just ten o'clock , he set to work most desperately with Colbert and Lyonne . But even while he worked , Louis went from the table to the window , inasmuch as the window looked out upon Madame 's pavilion ; he could see M. Fouquet in the courtyard , to whom the courtiers , since the favor shown toward him on the previous evening , paid greater attention than ever . The king , instinctively , on noticing Fouquet , turned toward Colbert , who was smiling , and seemed full of benevolence and delight , a state of feeling which had arisen from the very moment one of his secretaries had entered and handed him a pocket-book , which he had put unopened into his pocket . But , as there was always something sinister at the bottom of any delight expressed by Colbert , Louis preferred of the smiles of the two men that of Fouquet .