nine o’clock
All night he fancied himself in some extraordinary society of strange persons . The worst of it was that he was talking nonsense ; he knew that he ought not to speak at all , and yet he talked the whole time ; he seemed to be trying to persuade them all to something . Evgenie and Hippolyte were among the guests , and appeared to be great friends . He awoke towards nine o'clock with a headache , full of confused ideas and strange impressions . For some reason or other he felt most anxious to see Rogojin , to see and talk to him , but what he wished to say he could not tell . Next , he determined to go and see Hippolyte . His mind was in a confused state , so much so that the incidents of the morning seemed to be imperfectly realized , though acutely felt .