seven o'clock
She longed to be away from this still , empty house , and yet it seemed absurd to leave just as the Wachners would be returning home . After a few more minutes , however , the quietude , and the having absolutely nothing to do with which to wile away the time , affected Sylvia 's nerves . It was , after all , quite possible that the Wachners intended to wait in Paris till the heat of the day was over . In that case they would not be back till seven o'clock . The best thing she could do would be to leave a note inviting Madame Wachner and L'Ami Fritz to dinner at the Villa du Lac . Count Paul was to be in Paris this evening , so his eyes would not be offended by the sight of the people of whom he so disapproved . Madame Wachner would probably be glad to dine out , the more so that no proper meal seemed to have been prepared by that unpleasant day-servant .