nine o'clock
The man handed him three francs and asked : `` Is that enough ? '' `` Yes , thank you . '' Taking the coins , Duroy rushed down the staircase and dined at a cookshop . At nine o'clock , Mme. de Marelle , whom he awaited in the tiny salon , arrived . She wished to take a walk and he objected . His opposition irritated her . `` I shall go alone , then .