nine o'clock
`` One would have said he was going to faint , '' Stephanu corroborated . `` I think , with all his faults , he is terrified for your sake , for the risk you run . He implored us to get you away from the city ; and when we told him it was impossible , he sent word that he would come to you after the play , and himself try to persuade you . We dared not let him know where we lodged , for fear of treachery ; so , being hurried , we appointed the street by the Weavers ' Gate , where , if you will meet him , masked , a little after nine o'clock , Stephanu and I will be near -- in case of accidents -- and doubtless the Cavalier also . '' `` Did he say anything of the crown , O Marc ` antonio ? '' `` No , Princess , for we had not time . The crowd was all around us , you understand ; and he drew up and talked to us , forcing himself to smile , like a nobleman amusing himself with two peasants .