about eleven o’clock
She forbore , in the exercise of a great discretion , but she herself for the ensuing hours slept no wink . Nevertheless the next morning , as early as ten o'clock , she had the energy to drag her father out to the banker 's and to keep him out two hours . It would be inconceivable now that Gaston should n't turn up before dejeuner . He did turn up ; about eleven o'clock he came in and found Francie alone . She noticed , for strangeness , that he was very pale at the same time that he was sunburnt ; also that he did n't for an instant smile at her . It was very certain there was no bright flicker in her own face , and they had the most singular , the most unnatural meeting . He only said as he arrived : `` I could n't come last evening ; they made it impossible ; they were all there and we were up till three o'clock this morning . ''