six o'clock
* * * * * It was fallen dark by now ; for it was long after five o'clock ; and there were no candles lighted here . We went up and down a good while longer , for the most part in silence , speaking of this and that ; and I will not deny that we talked a little of French affairs , though God knows I was in no heart for that , and answered very indifferently . It appeared to me extraordinary that a man could think of such little things as the affairs of kingdoms when an immortal soul was at stake . A little before six o'clock , when at last the servants brought lights , the Ambassador left me again to go in to see the Queen , leaving me to watch for the Duke ; and I had not very long to wait , for soon after I had heard a clock chime the hour , His Royal Highness came again , walking very quickly as before ; and , when he saw me waiting there , beckoned me to follow him . We went through two or three rooms , all lighted up and empty -- the Duke sending a page to fetch M. Barillon out of the Queen 's private closet where he was talking with her -- into a little chamber that looked out upon the court , where there was a fire lighted . We had hardly got there before the Ambassador came , all in haste , to hear what had been done . `` I have spoken with His Majesty , '' said the Duke , looking very white and drawn in the face .