three o'clock in the afternoon
The fellow had been shot as he left the Grand Duke 's palace ; some thought that he had been formerly in the Count 's service and that this was merely an act of vengeance , _ mais terrible _ , as Malette added with emphasis . Later on his excellency would be able to tell the story for himself . His grand constitution had meant very much to him to-day . The interview took place at three o'clock in the afternoon , the doctors having left their patient , and the perplexed Zaniloff being again at the prison . The bed had now been wheeled a little way from the window and the room set in pleasant order by clever and willing hands . The Count himself had lost none of his courage . The attack in truth had nerved him to believe that he had nothing further to fear in Warsaw , for who would think about a man already as good as buried by the newspapers .