midday
Lady Auriol , myself and the car met punctually at the hotel door at ten o'clock . There was also a _ chasseur _ with Lady Auriol 's dust-coat and binoculars , and a _ concierge _ with advice . We waited for Bakkus . Auriol , suddenly bethinking herself of plain chocolate , to the consumption of which she was addicted on the grounds of its hunger-satisfying qualities , although I guaranteed her a hearty midday meal on the occasion of the present adventure , we went down the street to the _ Marquise de Sévigné _ shop and bought some . This took time , because she lingered over several varieties devastating to the appetite . I paid gladly . If we all had the same ideas as to the employment of a happy day , it would be a dull world .