noon
They talked , on the way , of insignificant things , which their love made great and charming . They arranged their afternoon in advance in order to put into it the infinity of profound joy and of ingenious pleasure . She consulted him about her gowns . She could not decide to leave him , happy to walk with him in the streets , which the sun and the gayety of noon filled . When they reached the Avenue des Ternes they saw before them , on the avenue , shops displaying side by side a magnificent abundance of food . There were chains of chickens at the caterer 's , and at the fruiterer 's boxes of apricots and peaches , baskets of grapes , piles of pears . Wagons filled with fruits and flowers bordered the sidewalk .