ten o'clock
Permit me to indicate for your homage my earliest muse and protectress , and to associate her name with that of my birthplace ; so -- to the Comtesse du Chatelet and the noble town of Angouleme ! '' `` He came out of that pretty well ! '' said the public prosecutor , nodding approval ; `` our speeches were all prepared , and his was improvised . '' At ten o'clock the party began to break up , and little knots of guests went home together . David Sechard heard the unwonted music . `` What is going on in L'Houmeau ? '' he asked of Basine .