About seven o'clock in the evening
Only one chance of escape presented itself . By banding together and making a determined rush we might force a passage through the streets , and seek safety in flight ; but to do this we must abandon our illustrious chief , whose weakness prevented him from being moved . I hope it is needless to add that every Huguenot gentleman in Paris would have lost his life fifty times over rather than have agreed to such a base proceeding . About seven o'clock in the evening many of Navarre 's gentlemen left the house , and some of us accompanied them to the end of the street . La Bonne having received favourable news from the palace , our alarm , in consequence , had begun to subside , though we still remained a trifle anxious . We were returning in a body to the _ hôtel _ , Felix and I being the last of the company , when a man slipped a paper into my hand and instantly disappeared . `` Another warning from your strange friend , I suppose , '' said Felix .