about five in the afternoon
This scene lasted the whole day ; the whole day the queen sat in the glowing heat , her son asleep in her lap , motionless , and like a marble statue . She appeared to be alive only when once in a while a sigh or a faint moan escaped her . A glass of water mixed with currant-juice was the only nourishment she took through the day . At about five in the afternoon , while the Assembly was still deliberating about the disposal of the king , Louis turned composedly around to the valet who was standing back of him . `` I am hungry , '' he said ; `` bring me something to eat ! '' Hue hastened to bring , from a restaurant near by , a piece of roast chicken , some fruit and stewed plums ; a small table was procured , and carried into the reporters ' box of the `` Logograph . '' The countenance of the king lightened up a little , as he sat down at the table and ate his dinner with a good appetite .