about 11 o’clock
But she finally gave way , and the supper -- which seemed to John to take a long time -- being finished , he embraced his hostess , and they enjoyed themselves together , both naked . Before he entered the chamber , he had put on one of his fingers , a gold ring set with a large fine diamond , of the value of , perhaps , thirty nobles . And in playing together , the ring slipped from his finger in the bed without his knowing it . When it was about 11 o'clock , the damsel begged him kindly to dress and leave , that he might not be found by her husband , whom she expected as soon as midnight sounded , and that he would guard her honour as he had promised . He , supposing that her husband would return soon , rose , dressed , and left the chamber as soon as the clock struck twelve , and without remembering the diamond he had left in the bed . Not far from the door of the chamber John Stockton met Thomas Brampton , whom he mistook for his host , Richard . Thomas , -- who had come at the hour the lady appointed , -- made a similar mistake , and took John Stockton for Richard , and waited a few moments to see which way he would go .