a quarter to eight
she said . At seven o'clock the Duchess left him for a few minutes . When she came back again she was dressed as her maid might have dressed for a journey . She asked her guest to be her escort , took his arm , sprang into a hackney coach , and by a quarter to eight they stood outside M. de Montriveau 's door . Armand meantime had been reading the following letter : -- `` MY FRIEND , -- I went to your rooms for a few minutes without your knowledge ; I found my letters there , and took them away . This can not be indifference , Armand , between us ; and hatred would show itself quite differently . If you love me , make an end of this cruel play , or you will kill me , and afterwards , learning how much you were loved , you might be in despair .