Victor Hugo 1872 · Guernsey
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Afternoon · Estimated placement
Estimated by typical tue. 14:00 is an illustrative placement; no duration is inferred.Source timing: Afternoon, before the five-to-seven walk.
“Afternoons he read his mail, trifled about the house, amused himself with his drawings”
Verbatim excerpt · Alice Hugo (Madame Lockroy), interviewed by Stuart Oliver Henry
Line breaks and page markers omitted.
French Essays and Profiles
1921 · chapter “Jeanne Hugo”
Printed p. 279 · Madame Lockroy’s recollection of Hauteville House
Passage: p. 279 · afternoon habits
Timing & context
The afternoon also included time around the house.
Alice Hugo recalls repeated household habits. Dawn varies with the season, so early positions are estimates. Noon and the 17:00–19:00 walk are explicit; this account is not combined with other timetables.
1872 is an editorial representative year from Hugo’s return to Guernsey, when Alice and his grandchildren stayed with him. Her recollection does not date the routine to a specific year.
Maisons de Victor Hugo · chronology and Guernsey returns ↗