ten o’clock in the evening
ON the 16th of April , nearly six months after the day just described , Papa entered our schoolroom and told us that that night we must start with him for our country house . I felt a pang at my heart when I heard the news , and my thoughts at once turned to Mamma . The cause of our unexpected departure was the following letter : `` PETROVSKOE , 12th April . `` Only this moment -LRB- i.e. at ten o'clock in the evening -RRB- have I received your dear letter of the 3rd of April , but as usual , I answer it at once . Fedor brought it yesterday from town , but , as it was late , he did not give it to Mimi till this morning , and Mimi -LRB- since I was unwell -RRB- kept it from me all day . I have been a little feverish . In fact , to tell the truth , this is the fourth day that I have been in bed .