ten o'clock
As Afra was of the party , Monsieur Pascal had found it possible to leave his papers for a few hours . Toussaint had caught as many fish as if he had been Paul himself . He had wandered away with his girls into the wood , till he was sent to the boats again by the country people who gathered about him ; and he lay hidden with Denis under the awning of the barge , playing duck and drake on the smooth water , till the islanders found out where he was , and came swimming out , to spoil their sport . It was a day too soon gone : but yet he did not consider it ended when they landed at Pongaudin , at ten o'clock . The moon was high , the gardens looked lovely ; and he led his wife away from the party , among the green alloys of the shrubbery . `` I want to know what you think , '' exclaimed Madame L'Ouverture , as they emerged from a shaded walk upon a grass plot , on which the light lay , clear and strong -- `` I want to ask you '' -- and as she spoke , she looked round to see that no one was at hand -- `` whether you do not think that General Vincent loves Aimee . '' `` I think he does .