seven in the evening
The widow shrugged her shoulders . `` You think there is no danger for Nicholas , mother ? After all , perhaps , you are right . The old woman said he must be on the Quai de Billy at seven in the evening , opposite the dock , where he would find a man who wished to speak to him , and who would say ` Bradamanti ' for password . Really , that does not seem so very dangerous . If Nicholas is late , it is , perhaps , because he has found something on the way , as he did yesterday -- this linen , boned from a washing-boat ; '' and she showed one of the pieces of linen which Amandine was unmarking ; then , speaking to the child , she said , `` What does boning mean ? '' `` This means to take , '' answered the child , without raising her eyes .