eight o’clock
`` Faith ! '' she said , `` I have such a headache that I can not stand on my feet , or if I did get up I should die , I am so weak and worn-out ; and , as you know , I did not sleep all the night . I beg of you to leave me here , and I hope that when I am alone I shall get a little rest . '' Her husband , though he suspected something , did not dare to contradict her or reply , but went about his business in the town , whilst his wife was not idle at home , for eight o'clock had no sooner struck than the honest fellow , to whom on the previous day an assignation had been given , came and knocked at the door , and she let him in . He soon took off his long gown and his other clothes , and joined madame in bed , in order to cheer her up . Whilst these two were locked in each other 's arms , and otherwise engaged , the time passed quickly without her noticing it , when she heard some one knock loudly at the door . `` Ah ! ''