seven o'clock
She shrugged her shoulders impatiently . `` It is very stupid of you to wait after half past seven , '' she said . `` You might have guessed that I was detained , that I had a good many things to do , visits and shopping . '' And then suddenly , she felt that she wanted to explain how she had spent her time , and she told him in abrupt , haughty words , that having to buy some furniture in a shop a long distance off , very far off , in the _ Rue de Rennes _ , she had met Limousin at past seven o'clock on the _ Boulevard Saint-Germain _ , and that then she had gone with him to have something to eat in a restaurant , as she did not like to go to one by herself , although she was faint with hunger . That was how she had dined , with Limousin , if it could be called dining , for they had only had some soup and half a fowl , as they were in a great hurry to get back , and Parent replied simply : `` Well , you were quite right . I am not finding fault with you . '' Then Limousin , who had not spoken till then , and who had been half hidden behind Henriette , came forward , and put out his hand , saying : `` Are you very well ? ''