seven o'clock in
the morning
It was a passing mood and , being totally opposed to Don Luis 's nature , finished abruptly in a state of utter confidence which no longer admitted the least particle of anxiety or doubt . The sun had risen . The cell gradually became filled with daylight . And Don Luis remembered that Valenglay reached his office on the Place Beauveau at seven o'clock in the morning . From this moment he felt absolutely calm . Coming events presented an entirely different aspect to him , as though they had , so to speak , turned right round . The contest seemed to him easy , the facts free from complications .