five in the afternoon
There seemed nothing more to be done . The duchess herself did not propose to defy conventionality to the extent of inviting me to stay . To do her justice , as soon as the inevitable was put before her , she accepted it with good grace , and , after supper , busied herself in discovering the time and manner in which her guests might pursue their respective journeys . I may be flattering myself , but I thought that she displayed a melancholy satisfaction on discovering that Gustave de Berensac must leave at ten o'clock the next morning , whereas I should be left to kick my heels in idleness at Cherbourg if I set out before five in the afternoon . `` Oh , you can spend the time _ en route _ , '' said Gustave . `` It will be better . '' The duchess looked at me ; I looked at the duchess .