half past ten
It is not likely that the two traitors will quit their houses , as they will leave the matter in the hands of the overseers , who , as you say , intend to first open the doors , and then to accompany the slaves in their escape . Do not warn the knights until it is nearly time to start , Sir John . The less stir made the better , for no one can say whether they may not have suborned some of the servitors to send instant news of any unusual movements in any of the auberges . '' At half past ten Sir John Kendall went round among the knights and bade fifty of them arm themselves quietly , and proceed , one by one , down to the gate , and there await orders . Up to this time Gervaise had remained in the bailiff 's room , so as to avoid the questioning that would take place , and he went down to the gate with the bailiff and Sir John Boswell . The knights assembled rapidly . None were aware of the reason for which they had been called out at such an hour , and there was a buzz of talk and conjecture until Sir John Kendall arrived .