ten o'clock
This fact was remarked in a man ordinarily punctual . It appeared that he had chatted a few moments with his friend the money-changer . He returned two hours after Noguette had sounded the Curfew bell . The Brazilian bell sounds at ten o'clock . It was therefore midnight . Forty years ago , St. Malo possessed an alley known by the name of the `` Ruelle Coutanchez . '' This alley no longer exists , having been removed for the improvements of the town .