three o'clock in the afternoon
why -- '' `` My dear sir , the air of Paris -- But let us talk seriously . Shall I await the rising of his royal highness to communicate all the particulars which I have procured ? '' `` No , my dear baron . Monseigneur has desired that he should not be called before two or three o'clock in the afternoon ; he desires , also , that you send off this morning these despatches by a special courier , instead of waiting till Monday . You will entrust me with all the particulars you have acquired , and I will communicate them to monseigneur when he wakes . These are his orders . '' `` Nothing can be better , and I think his royal highness will be satisfied with what I have collected .