eight o'clock in the evening
At nightfall I went to a pavilion I had built , near my father 's monument , in expiation of this fatal night . About one o'clock I heard Murphy 's voice . He came from the convent in order to inform me that , as I had feared , my unhappy child , spite of her resolution , had not had sufficient strength to accomplish this barbarous custom . At eight o'clock in the evening Fleur-de-Marie knelt and prayed until midnight , but , overpowered by her emotion and the intense cold , she fainted ; two nuns instantly raised her , and bore her to her cell . David was instantly summoned , and Murphy came to me . I hastened to the convent , where the abbess assured me that my daughter 's swoon , from which she had recovered , had been caused only by her weakness , but that David feared that my presence might seriously affect her . I feared they were preparing me for something more dreadful , but the superior said : `` I assure you , monseigneur , the princess is in no danger ; the restorative the doctor has given her has greatly recruited her strength . ''