ten o'clock
What ? Principles ! There 's no such thing as principles , there 's no such thing as principles -- there 's only common decency ! '' At length ten o'clock struck . The hearse was late . There were already several people in the shop , friends and neighbors -- Monsieur Madinier , My-Boots , Madame Gaudron , Mademoiselle Remanjou ; and every minute , a man 's or a woman 's head was thrust out of the gaping opening of the door between the closed shutters , to see if that creeping hearse was in sight . The family , all together in the back room , was shaking hands .