About three o'clock
He was becoming quite woebegone about it when she offered him a pipe of his father that had been shut up in a cupboard . He accepted it , took it up in his hand , recognized it , smelled it , spoke of its quality in a tone of emotion , filled it with tobacco , and lighted it . Then , he set Emile astride on his knee , and made him play the cavalier , while she removed the tablecloth , and put the soiled plates at one end of the sideboard in order to wash them as soon as he was gone . About three o'clock , he rose up with regret , quite annoyed at the thought of having to go . `` Well ! Mademoiselle Donet , '' he said , `` I wish you good evening , and am delighted to have found you like this . '' She remained standing before him , blushing , much affected , and gazed at him while she thought of the other .