nine o'clock
Ganimard was eager to get the business done . He went to the Quai des Augustins with his men and distributed them around the house . He questioned the portress , who said that her tenant took his meals out of doors , but made a point of looking in after dinner . A little before nine o'clock , in fact , leaning out of her window , she warned Ganimard , who at once gave a low whistle . A gentleman in a tall hat and a fur coat was coming along the pavement beside the Seine . He crossed the road and walked up to the house . Ganimard stepped forward : `` M. Prévailles , I believe ? ''