two in the morning
Fortunes were the dream of mankind even then ; though this was destined to end in disappointment . Jeanne chose her canoe and they pushed out . She was in no haste , and few people were going down the river , not many anywhere except on business . The numerous holy days of the Church , which gave to religion an hour or two in the morning and devoted to pleasure the rest of the day , set the river in a whirl of gayety . Ordinary days were for work . The air was soft and fragrant . Some sea gulls started from a sandy nook with disturbed cries , then returned as if they knew the girl .