about three o'clock
what a loss ! '' His name had been talked about , his practice had increased ; and , moreover , he could go to the Bertaux just as he liked . He had an aimless hope , and was vaguely happy ; he thought himself better looking as he brushed his whiskers before the looking-glass . One day he got there about three o'clock . Everybody was in the fields . He went into the kitchen , but did not at once catch sight of Emma ; the outside shutters were closed . Through the chinks of the wood the sun sent across the flooring long fine rays that were broken at the corners of the furniture and trembled along the ceiling .