nine o'clock
She seemed surprised by the question , and answered that she had noticed nothing . Besides , the cab had followed the outer boulevards , which were almost deserted . A slight fog had again begun to fall , and the streets were steeped in icy dampness . By the time it was nine o'clock Pierre realised that his brother would never be able to sleep if he were thus left without news . Amidst his growing feverishness the injured man experienced keen anxiety , a haunting desire to know if Salvat were arrested and had spoken out . He did not confess this ; indeed he sought to convey the impression that he had no personal disquietude , which was doubtless true . But his great secret was stifling him ; he shuddered at the thought that his lofty scheme , all his labour and all his hope , should be at the mercy of that unhappy man whom want had filled with delusions and who had sought to set justice upon earth by the aid of a bomb .