eleven o'clock
Presently we met Charles , who greeted the Admiral affectionately , and the two walked together in the direction of the tennis-court . Des Pruneaux and De Guerchy joined the king 's attendants ; Felix and I followed a few paces in the rear . At the court Charles and the Duke of Guise made up a match against our patron 's son-in-law , Teligny , and a gentleman whose name I did not know . The Admiral stood watching the game for some time , but between ten and eleven o'clock he bade the king adieu and once more started for home . He walked between Des Pruneaux and De Guerchy , talking cheerfully about the game , and praising the skill of the king , for Charles was certainly an accomplished player , superior in my opinion even to Guise . `` Yes , '' exclaimed Felix , to whom I passed some such remark , and who had not altogether thrown off his bitterness of the previous day , `` if he were as good a ruler as tennis-player France might have some chance of happiness . '' `` Well , he is making good progress even in that ! ''