seven o'clock
Poor Charles ! What are we , after all ? '' The governor , to whom he read the letter , grumblingly granted permission , repeating : `` But be back soon , you are indispensable to us . '' George left for Cannes next day by the seven o'clock express , after letting the Marelles know of his departure by a telegram . He arrived the following evening about four o'clock . A commissionaire guided him to the Villa Jolie , built half-way up the slope of the pine forest clothed with white houses , which extends from Cannes to the Golfe Juan . The house -- small , low , and in the Italian style -- was built beside the road which winds zig-zag fashion up through the trees , revealing a succession of charming views at every turning it makes .