ten minutes before eleven
There was , however , another and more threatening possibility of encounter . He remembered that Mr. Delaware , the master of his horse , had lately removed to that part of the house : and the fear came upon him lest his blind son , who frequently turned night into day in his love for the organ , and was uncertain in his movements between chapel and chamber , the direct way being that just described , should by evil chance appear at the very moment of the king 's passing , and alarm him -- for through the gallery Dr. Bayly must lead his majesty to reach my lord Privy-seal 's chamber . The marquis , therefore , although reluctant to introduce another even to the externals of the plot , felt that the assistance of a second confidant was more than desirable , and turning the matter over , could think of no one whom he could trust so well , and who at the same time would , if seen , be so little liable to the sort of suspicion he dreaded , as Dorothy . He therefore sent for her , told her as much as he thought proper , gave her the key of his private passage to the gallery , leading across the top of the hall-door , the only direct communication from the southern side of the castle , and generally kept closed , and directed her to be in the gallery ten minutes before eleven , to lock the door at the top of the stair leading down into the hall , and take her stand in the window at the foot of the stair from the bell-tower , where the door was without a lock , and see that no one entered by order of the marquis for the king 's repose , enjoining upon her that , whatever she saw or heard from any other quarter , she must keep perfectly still , nor let any one discover that she was there . With these instructions , his lordship , considerably relieved , dismissed her , and went to lie down upon his bed , and have a nap if he could . He had already given the chaplain the key of his chamber , the door of which he always locked , that he might enter and wake him when the appointed hour was at hand . As soon as he began to feel that eleven o'clock was drawing near , Dr. Bayly proceeded to reconnoitre .