nine o’clock
And thereupon he lighted a cigar , and retraced his steps in the clear night , without once looking round . WHEN Pierre awoke he was much surprised to hear eleven o'clock striking . Fatigued as he was by that ball where he had lingered so long , he had slept like a child in delightful peacefulness , and as soon as he opened his eyes the radiant sunshine filled him with hope . His first thought was that he would see the Pope that evening at nine o'clock . Ten more hours to wait ! What would he be able to do with himself during that lovely day , whose radiant sky seemed to him of such happy augury ? He rose and opened the windows to admit the warm air which , as he had noticed on the day of his arrival , had a savour of fruit and flowers , a blending , as it were , of the perfume of rose and orange .