two in the morning
I rode them to a village , six miles away ; and put them up at a small inn there , and left them in the landlord 's charge . I did not forget to tell the stable boy that he should have a crown for himself if , on my return , I found the horses in as good condition as I left them . `` Then I walked back to Paris , and found a crowd of people unable to enter , and learned that the gates had been closed by the king 's order . I went off to Saint Denis , and there bought a long rope and an iron hook ; and at two in the morning , when I thought that any sentries there might be on the walls would be drowsy , came back again to Paris , threw up my hook , and climbed into one of the bastions near the hut we had marked . There I slept until the morning , and now you see me . `` I have taken out the horses so that , should you be obliged to fly , there would be means of escape . One charger will suffice for your wants here , and to ride away upon if you go out with the Huguenot company , whether peacefully or by force of arms .