three o’clock in the morning
That is how I learned that Jean Daspry , a member of my club , was none other than Arsène Lupin , gentleman-thief . That is how I formed very agreeable ties of friendship with that famous man , and , thanks to the confidence with which he honored me , how I became his very humble and faithful historiographer . VII . Madame Imbert 's Safe At three o'clock in the morning , there were still half a dozen carriages in front of one of those small houses which form only the side of the boulevard Berthier . The door of that house opened , and a number of guests , male and female , emerged . The majority of them entered their carriages and were quickly driven away , leaving behind only two men who walked down Courcelles , where they parted , as one of them lived in that street . The other decided to return on foot as far as the Porte-Maillot .