about ten in the morning
It was one of those which take root in the memory to blossom again in certain hours when the soul seeks consolation . `` Those rooms would just suit me , '' said he to himself as he reached home . `` If M. d'Espard leaves them , I will take up his lease . '' The next day , at about ten in the morning , Popinot , who had written out his report the previous evening , made his way to the Palais de Justice , intending to have prompt and righteous justice done . As he went to the robing-room to put on his gown and bands , the usher told him that the President of his Court begged him to attend in his private room , where he was waiting for him . Popinot forthwith obeyed . `` Good-morning , my dear Popinot , '' said the President , `` I have been waiting for you . ''