five in the afternoon
It was agreed that Maria was not likely to be in confinement there , as , it having been the house at which it had been ascertained that Sir Richard Fulke had , previous to the last attempt on Rupert , stayed in hiding , it would be suspected , and might be searched . The strictest watch was now set upon the house , and everyone leaving it was followed . Many came out and in , sailors from the quay or the ships lying there ; but in none of their movements was anything suspicious found . At five in the afternoon a boy of twelve years old , a son of the landlord , came out . He looked suspiciously round , and then walked along the quay . As he passed a house of considerable size , he again looked round , pulled the bell twice , hastily , and then walked on . He made a long detour , and returned to the tavern .