nine o'clock
Yes , Mr. Chevons was in the hotel . Madame would find him in the lounge . She had swept past him to the stair of the lounge , and I was following her discreetly when the proprietor dashed out of his bureau to intercept us . The lounge , he said , was reserved from seven till nine o'clock for the officers of the General Staff . Viola had paid no attention to the proprietor and was sweeping up the stair . I gave Jevons 's name and explained that the lady was Mrs. Jevons . The proprietor , a portly and pompous Belgian , positively dissolved in smiles and bows and apologetic gestures .