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1  "But not before one o'clock," replied d'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
2  It is nearly eight o'clock, and at nine I expect a visit.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
3  By eight o'clock in the morning he was at the apartment of Athos.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
4  "But not until two o'clock," said d'Artagnan, with the same calmness.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
5  Eleven o'clock sounded from all the clocks of the Faubourg St. Germain.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 11 IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS
6  "Very well, at one o'clock, then," replied d'Artagnan, turning the angle of the street.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
7  At two o'clock I shall have the honor of expecting you at the hotel of Monsieur de Treville.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 4 THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS
8  In two bounds he was at the Louvre; as he entered the wicket of L'Echelle, ten o'clock struck.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
9  The proposition had been made, and received with enthusiasm, when fortunately eleven o'clock struck.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
10  There," said the king, looking at a clock, "there, now, as it is half past eight, you may retire; for as I told you, I expect someone at nine.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
11  The court of his hotel, situated in the Rue du Vieux-Colombier, resembled a camp from by six o'clock in the morning in summer and eight o'clock in winter.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 2 THE ANTECHAMBER OF M. DE TREVILLE
12  de Treville's, as nine o'clock had just struck, and as Planchet, who had not yet made the bed, was beginning his task, a knocking was heard at the street door.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
13  When d'Artagnan arrived in sight of the bare spot of ground which extended along the foot of the monastery, Athos had been waiting about five minutes, and twelve o'clock was striking.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
14  Athos invited d'Artagnan to follow them; and although ignorant of the game, which he had never played, he accepted, not knowing what to do with his time from nine o'clock in the morning, as it then scarcely was, till twelve.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
15  Porthos made a thousand flourishes, asking Bicarat what o'clock it could be, and offering him his compliments upon his brother's having just obtained a company in the regiment of Navarre; but, jest as he might, he gained nothing.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
16  Nevertheless, he never borrowed a sou of his companions, although his purse was ever at their service; and when he had played upon honor, he always awakened his creditor by six o'clock the next morning to pay the debt of the preceding evening.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
17  He consequently sprang up again, re-entered the office, with a turn of his finger set the clock right again, that it might not be perceived the next day that it had been put wrong, and certain from that time that he had a witness to prove his alibi, he ran downstairs and soon found himself in the street.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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