ten o’clock
Safe journey ! I 'm off to bed , and I 'll sleep without rocking , that 's very sure and sweet . '' He stood and waved his hand several times to M. Fille -- till he was out of sight indeed ; and the Clerk of the Court smiled to himself long afterwards , recalling Jean Jacques ' cheerful face as he had seen it at their parting in the gathering dusk . As for Jean Jacques , when he locked up the house at ten o'clock , with Dolores still absent , he had the air of a man from whose shoulders great weights had fallen . `` Now I 've shut the door on him , it 'll stay shut , '' he said firmly . `` Let him go back to work . He 's no good here to me , to himself , or to anyone .