eleven o'clock
It fell out much as we had anticipated . M. de Drucour demanded the same terms as those extended to the English at Port Mahon , in Minorca . These were refused , and he resolved , with our unanimous consent , to abide by the assault . But Prévost was at work , and so artfully did he play on our commandant that by eleven o'clock the same night , July 25 , 1758 , the terms of the harsh capitulation were accepted . At midnight , the capitulation being signed , I passed out by the Brouillon Bastion , found the men with their shallop in readiness , and , stepping in , said , in answer to their query : `` All the papers are signed ; the English enter in the morning . '' '' ` Dieu seul devine les sots , ' '' quoted old Gourdeau , sadly . `` Shove off ! ''