eight o'clock in the evening
Twice she went again to consult her relatives , quite determined now not to remain any longer in this way in her lonely dwelling . At last , she found a little cottage in the suburbs , which suited her , and she privately bought it . The signature of the contract took place on a Tuesday morning , and Mademoiselle Source devoted the rest of the day to the preparations for her change of residence . At eight o'clock in the evening she got into the diligence which passed within a few hundred yards of her house , and she told the conductor to let her down in the place where it was his custom to stop for her . The man called out to her as he whipped his horses : `` Good evening , Mademoiselle Source -- good night ! '' She replied as she walked on : `` Good evening , Pere Joseph . '' Next morning , at half-past seven , the postman who conveyed letters to the village , noticed at the cross-road , not far from the high road , a large splash of blood not yet dry .