about four o’clock
I should n't be surprised to see that fellow in some very brilliant position ; he has tenacity , honesty , and courage . He studies , he delves . '' Notwithstanding the favor with which he was greeted , la Peyrade went discreetly to the Thuilliers ' . When reproached for this reserve he went oftener , and ended by appearing every Sunday ; he was invited to all dinner-parties , and became at last so familiar in the house that whenever he came to see Thuillier about four o'clock he was always requested to take `` pot-luck '' without ceremony . Mademoiselle Thuillier used to say : -- `` Then we know that he will get a good dinner , poor fellow ! '' A social phenomenon which has certainly been observed , but never , as yet , formulated , or , if you like it better , published , though it fully deserves to be recorded , is the return of habits , mind , and manners to primitive conditions in certain persons who , between youth and old age , have raised themselves above their first estate . Thus Thuillier had become , once more , morally speaking , the son of a concierge .