eight o’clock
in the morning
Thought after thought rises and flits across her brain , as clouds are whirled by the wind across the grey veil of mist that shuts out the sun . Thenceforth the facts reveal all . And the facts are these . The day after the review , Mme de Langeais sent her carriage and liveried servants to wait at the Marquis de Montriveau 's door from eight o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon . Armand lived in the Rue de Tournon , a few steps away from the Chamber of Peers , and that very day the House was sitting ; but long before the peers returned to their palaces , several people had recognised the Duchess 's carriage and liveries . The first of these was the Baron de Maulincour . That young officer had met with disdain from Mme de Langeais and a better reception from Mme de Serizy ; he betook himself at once therefore to his mistress , and under seal of secrecy told her of this strange freak .