eight o'clock in the morning
To-morrow , '' he repeated when Uel was gone -- `` to-morrow ! Till then , eternity . '' Let us now shift the scene to the Monastery of the St. James ' . It is eight o'clock in the morning -- about the time the empty sedan was being brought to the Prince 's house . Sergius had been hearkening for the Hegumen 's bell , and at the moment we look in upon him , he is with the venerable superior , helping him to breakfast , if a meal so frugal deserves the name . The young Russian , it is to be said , retired to his cell immediately upon the conclusion of the Festival of Flowers the evening before . Awaking early , he made personal preparation for the day , and with the Brotherhood in the chapel , performed the matinal breviary services , consisting of lauds , psalms , lections and prayers .