seven o'clock
They had very soon settled their plans , and taken Nanette into their confidence . Every day , when Buvat was gone , D'Harmental was to come and stay two hours with Bathilde . The rest of the time would be passed at the windows , or , if by chance these must be closed , they could write to each other . Toward seven o'clock they saw Buvat turning the corner of the Rue Montmartre ; he carried a roll of paper in one hand , and his cane in the other , and by his important air , it was easy to see that he had spoken to the prince himself . D'Harmental closed his window . Bathilde had seen Buvat set out with some uneasiness , for she feared that this story of the Prince de Listhnay was only an invention to explain D'Harmental 's presence . The joyous expression of Buvat 's face , however , quite reassured her .