eight o'clock in the evening
`` Papa Brigaud , '' said Boniface , in the effusion of his gratitude , `` you have the heart of a cardinal , and if the king only makes you an archbishop , on my honor you will be robbed of half . Adieu , Monsieur Raoul , '' continued he , addressing the chevalier as familiarly as if he had known him for years . `` I repeat , take care of Mademoiselle Bathilde if you wish to keep your heart , and give some sweetmeats to Mirza if you care for your legs ; '' and holding by the banister , he cleared the first flight of twelve steps at one bound , and reached the street door without having touched a stair . Brigaud descended more quietly behind him , after having given the chevalier a rendezvous for eight o'clock in the evening . As to D'Harmental , he went back thoughtfully to his attic . What occupied the mind of the chevalier was neither the denouement of the drama where he had chosen so important a part , nor the admirable prudence of the Abbe Brigaud in placing him in a house which he habitually visited almost daily , so that his visits , however frequent , could not be remarkable . It was not the dignified speeches of Madame Denis , nor the soprano of Mademoiselle Emilie .