five o'clock
... . At this name I quickly fled , without stopping to pick up the piano stool that I overturned in my hurried retreat . I ran to my room , took my hat and an umbrella to hide my face should I meet any one , and walked to Pont de l'Arche . Soon after I heard the Prince had arrived , and dinner was ordered for five o'clock , so he could leave in the 7.30 train . Politeness required me to send word to Mad . de Meilhan that I would be detained at Pont de l'Arche . To avoid the entreaties of Edgar I took refuge at the house of an old fishwoman , near the gate of the town .