four o'clock
She took their hands coaxingly and drew them along with her willy-nilly , accompanying her action with so frank an outburst of mirth that they all of them began laughing on trust . The band vanished and returned after standing breathlessly for a second or two round Bordenave 's lordly , outstretched form . And then there was a burst of laughter , and when one of them told the rest to be quiet Bordenave 's distant snorings became audible . It was close on four o'clock . In the dining room a card table had just been set out , at which Vandeuvres , Steiner , Mignon and Labordette had taken their seats . Behind them Lucy and Caroline stood making bets , while Blanche , nodding with sleep and dissatisfied about her night , kept asking Vandeuvres at intervals of five minutes if they were n't going soon . In the drawing room there was an attempt at dancing .