nine o'clock in the evening
When the count stopped , she slowly rose and proudly and indignantly drew herself erect . `` You speak falsely now , Count Schwarzenberg , '' she said , `` for what you told my brother was true . Yes , three years ago , in the childish folly of my heart , I granted you a favor unseemly for a modest maiden . Yes , I wrote you a note with my own hand , inviting you to a rendezvous in the castle at nine o'clock in the evening . Brother , I confess this , although I know that I am thereby forever forfeiting your esteem . But this man has accused me , and I honor the past of my heart , while I acknowledge the fault of which he accuses me . Yes , I have loved him , warmly , inexpressibly , and have wept and lamented him in a manner little becoming a princess , but in my love I was only a poor simple maiden , who wanted nothing in the whole world but his heart .