one o'clock
I was already in my fur coat and searching for my eyeglasses , that had slipped between the coat and furs , when Stawowski , who evidently had found his answer , came up to me and said : -- `` You asked why -- '' I , still searching for the eyeglasses and rather put out , said impatiently : -- `` Plainly speaking , the question does not interest me very much . It is getting late and everybody is leaving ; besides I can guess what you are going to say , therefore permit me to wish you good-night . '' I fancy I have made an enemy of the man , especially by my last remark . It was one o'clock when I arrived at Ploszow , and there a pleasant surprise awaited me ; Aniela was sitting up to make some tea for me . I found her in the dining-room , still fully dressed , with the exception of her hair , which was done up for the night . From the intense delight I felt in seeing her thus unexpectedly , I perceived how deeply she had entered into my heart . What a dear girl she is , and how pretty she looks with the tresses coiled low down her neck .