nine o’clock in the morning
`` And then , who knows ? Why , at any moment could not some extraordinary event occur ? Lheureux even might die ! '' At nine o'clock in the morning she was awakened by the sound of voices in the Place . There was a crowd round the market reading a large bill fixed to one of the posts , and she saw Justin , who was climbing on to a stone and tearing down the bill . But at this moment the rural guard seized him by the collar . Monsieur Homais came out of his shop , and Mere Lefrangois , in the midst of the crowd , seemed to be perorating .