four o’clock exactly
yes , yes , you do not forget her ! '' This was an allusion to the cemetery where she had been expressly forbidden to go . But Felicite went there every day . At four o'clock exactly , she would go through the town , climb the hill , open the gate and arrive at Virginia 's tomb . It was a small column of pink marble with a flat stone at its base , and it was surrounded by a little plot enclosed by chains . The flower-beds were bright with blossoms . Felicite watered their leaves , renewed the gravel , and knelt on the ground in order to till the earth properly .