midnight
I do n't understand landscapes and operas , but the way I look at it is that if one set of sensible people devote their whole lives to them , and other sensible people pay immense sums for them , they must be of use . I do n't understand them , but not understanding does not imply disbelieving in them . '' `` Let me shake your honest hand ! '' After dinner Olga Ivanovna would drive off to see her friends , then to a theatre or to a concert , and she returned home after midnight . So it was every day . On Wednesdays she had `` At Homes . '' At these `` At Homes '' the hostess and her guests did not play cards and did not dance , but entertained themselves with various arts .