ten o'clock
There never was anybody quite so good , do you think there was , Mérat ? '' `` That is the reason why we all love her ; and you do , too , Sir Owen , though you pretend to hate goodness and to despise -- '' `` No , Mérat , no . Tell mademoiselle , if she wakes , that I am coming back to see her this evening late -- the later the better , I suppose , for she is not likely to fall asleep again once she awakes . '' Mérat mentioned between nine and ten o'clock , and , to distract his thoughts , Owen went to the theatre that evening , and was glad to leave it at ten , before the play was over . `` Is she awake ? '' `` She has been awake some time . I think you will be able to have a little talk with her . ''