two in the morning
Raoul moved by pride and led on by his passion never told her of his labors . He obeyed the will of this innocent sovereign , followed in her train , followed , also , the parliamentary debates , edited and wrote for his newspaper , and put upon the stage two plays , the money for which was absolutely indispensable to him . It sufficed for Madame de Vandenesse to make a little face of displeasure when he tried to excuse himself from attending a ball , a concert , or from driving in the Bois , to compel him to sacrifice his most pressing interests to her good pleasure . When he left society between one and two in the morning he went straight to work until eight or nine . He was scarcely asleep before he was obliged to be up and concocting the opinions of his journal with the men of political influence on whom he depended , -- not to speak of the thousand and one other details of the paper . Journalism is connected with everything in these days ; with industrial concerns , with public and private interests , with all new enterprises , and all the schemes of literature , its self-loves , and its products . When Nathan , harassed and fatigued , would rush from his editorial office to the theatre , from the theatre to the Chamber , from the Chamber to face certain creditors , he was forced to appear in the Bois with a calm countenance , and gallop beside Marie 's carriage in the leisurely style of a man devoid of cares and with no other duties than those of love .