three o'clock at night
What was the horror , the misery and even the despair of Pseldonimov when Ivan Ilyitch 's visit ended in this unexpected way . He had a prospect again of no end of misery , and perhaps a night of tears and outcries from his peevish bride , and upbraidings from her unreasonable relations . Even apart from this his head ached already , and there was dizziness and mist before his eyes . And here Ivan Ilyitch needed looking after , at three o'clock at night he had to hunt for a doctor or a carriage to take him home , and a carriage it must be , for it would be impossible to let an ordinary cabby take him home in that condition . And where could he get the money even for a carriage ? Madame Mlekopitaev , furious that the general had not addressed two words to her , and had not even looked at her at supper , declared that she had not a farthing . Possibly she really had not a farthing .