eight o’clock
He found the commandant at home , and was well received . Raynal had observed his zeal , and liked his manners . He gave him the week 's leave , and kept him to breakfast , and had his horse well fed . At eight o'clock Edouard rode out of the premises in high spirits . At the very gate he met a gaunt figure riding in on a squab pony . It was Perrin the notary coming in hot haste to his friend and employer , Commandant Raynal . After Edouard 's departure , Josephine de Beaurepaire was sad , and weighed down with presentiments .