six to eight
o'clock in the evening
As he did this , his arms were round her , all the beloved body was in his grasp . When he had finished , he did not remove them , but , kneeling down beside the bed , pressed his face to the quilt , and to the warm body below . And so the night wore away . Throughout February , and the greater part of March , the HAUPTPRUFUNGEN were held in the Conservatorium : twice a week , from six to eight o'clock in the evening , the concert hall was crammed with an eager crowd . To these concerts , the outside public was admitted , the critics were invited , and the performances received notices in the newspapers ; in short , the outgoing student was , for the first time , treated like a real debutant . Concerted music was accompanied by the full orchestra ; the large gallery that ran round the hall was opened up ; and the girls , whose eager faces hung over its edge , were more brightly decked than usual , in ribbons and laces . Some of those who stepped down the platform seemed thoroughly to relish their first taste of publicity ; others , on the contrary , were awkward and abashed , and did not venture to notice the encouragement that greeted their entrance .