about one o'clock
After a diligent search of half an hour , nobody was found in the house , and the officers began to suspect that the government had been imposed upon . Mynheer Krause , with every mark of attention and respect , was then walked off to the Hotel de Ville , where he remained in custody , for it was not considered right by the authorities , that the syndic should be thrown into the common prison upon suspicion only . When he arrived there , Mynheer Krause surprised them all by the philosophy with which he smoked his pipe . But , although there was nobody to be found , except the syndic in the syndic 's house , and not a soul at the house inhabited by the Jesuit , there was one more person included in the warrant , which was the widow Vandersloosh ; for Lord Albemarle , although convinced in his own mind of her innocence , could not take upon himself to interfere with the decisions of the council ; so , about one o'clock , there was a loud knocking at the widow 's door , which was repeated again and again before it awoke the widow , who was fatigued with her long and hot journey to the Hague . As for Babette , she made a rule never to wake at anything , but the magical No. 6 , sounded by the church clock , or by her mistress 's voice . `` Babette , '' cried the widow Vandersloosh , `` Babette . '' `` Yes , ma'am . ''