about nine o’clock
But he was not so impudent as some . He had been told to wait till the next meeting for that . He prayed Heaven to bless her , and so the affianced lovers parted for the night . It was about nine o'clock . Edouard , instead of returning to his lodgings , started down towards the town , to conclude a bargain with the innkeeper for an English mare he was in treaty for . He wanted her for to-morrow 's work ; so that decided him to make the purchase . In purchases , as in other matters , a feather turns the balanced scale .