About two o'clock
Captain Bonhomme asked a great many questions about the country , to which Frost was inclined to give but the briefest replies ; nor , on his part , did he show more disposition to be communicative in response to Dan 's questions about France . Jean regarded the situation with obviously surly disapproval . When the meal was finished , Frost was conducted back to his little cabin . About two o'clock he saw the small boat put off for shore , and glancing in that direction , he was relieved to see Madame de la Fontaine already waiting upon the beach . Within half-an-hour he was again in her presence in the Captain 's saloon , where their conversation had taken place in the morning . The lady received him graciously . `` Ah !