about nine o'clock
At this point she was to show her night signal , a scarlet line on a white field ; and in the event of her failing to observe her neighbours was to circle at that point , at a height of eight hundred feet , until either the two were sighted or further instructions were received . For the purpose of dealing with emergencies , the President 's car , which would finally make its entrance from the south , was to be accompanied by an _ aide-de-camp _ capable of moving at a very high speed , whose signals were to be taken as Felsenburgh 's own . So soon as the circle was completed , having Esdraelon as its centre with a radius of five hundred and forty miles , the volors were to advance , dropping gradually to within five hundred feet of sea-level , and diminishing their distance one from another from the twenty-five miles or so at which they would first find themselves , until they were as near as safety allowed . In this manner the advance at a pace of fifty miles an hour from the moment that the circle was arranged would bring them within sight of Nazareth at about nine o'clock on the Sunday morning . * * * * * The guard came up to the four as they stood there silent . `` We are ready , gentlemen , '' he said . `` What do you think of the weather ? ''