a quarter past ten
As far as he could see , his father and mother had no friends ; he and his family were in a dismal prison , with insulting enemies about them , and no prospect of any change for the better , when his father should have been thus violently torn away . Never , perhaps , was there a more miserable child than Louis was now . The queen much wished to remain with the king all night ; but the king saw that it was better that their strength should not be thus worn-out in grief , and he said that he needed some hours of rest and stillness . He promised that the family should come to him in the morning : and they therefore left him at a quarter past ten , having spent an hour and three-quarters with him . He told Clery that he never intended to keep this promise , and should spare them and himself the affliction of such an interview . The queen chose to put Louis to bed , as usual ; but had hardly strength to do it . She then threw herself , dressed , upon her own bed , where the princesses heard her shivering and sobbing with cold and grief , all night long .