three o'clock
As that gentleman said , I do not suppose you will ever come here again . And , as I shall spend most of my time in the Casino , I can very well afford to spare a little while out of it to-day ! '' They made their way out of the great white building , Sylvia feeling oppressed , almost bewildered , by her first taste of gambling . It was three o'clock , and very hot . They hailed one of the little open carriages which are among the innocent charms of Lacville . `` First you will go round the lake , '' said Madame Wolsky to the driver , `` and then you will take us to the Pension Malfait , in l'Avenue des Acacias . '' Under shady trees , bowling along sanded roads lined with pretty villas and châlets , they drove all round the lake , and more and more the place impressed Sylvia as might have done a charming piece of scene-painting .