five o’clock
Helsing was immensely pleased . He was all agog to go and tell his wife how entirely the king trusted to her honor and silence . There was nothing that Rudolf more desired than to be relieved of the excellent old fellow 's presence ; but , well aware of the supreme importance of keeping him in a good temper , he would not hear of his departure for a few minutes . `` At any rate , the ladies wo n't talk till after breakfast , and since they got home only at five o'clock they wo n't breakfast yet awhile , '' said he . So he made Helsing sit down , and talked to him . Rudolf had not failed to notice that the Count of Luzau-Rischenheim had been a little surprised at the sound of his voice ; in this conversation he studiously kept his tones low , affecting a certain weakness and huskiness such as he had detected in the king 's utterances , as he listened behind the curtain in Sapt 's room at the castle . The part was played as completely and triumphantly as in the old days when he ran the gauntlet of every eye in Strelsau .