eleven o'clock
Within , as well as without , it was liker an arsenal or a barracks , than a dwelling-house . Its lonely situation too , and its strength , made it a very suitable place for such a design as that which its owner had for it . The great chamber , at the head of the stairs , and over the archway , where we had our food , was no doubt the room where the conspirators had held their meetings . A little before eleven o'clock , as I was walking in the open space between the house and the gate , I saw a fellow look in suddenly from the road , and then was away again . Every movement perturbed me , as may be imagined in such suspense ; yet anything was better than ignorance , and I called out to let him see that I had observed him . So he came forward again ; and I saw him to be the little carpenter , or what not , that had wished to speak to Rumbald yesterday at the inn . He saluted me very properly .