five in the afternoon
They could have killed him at once , or at least shot at him , but that would have ended the hunt too quickly . The huntsmen launched the whole pack at the animal , which , seeing this troop of pygmies swoop down upon him , started off at a slow trot . He crossed the road , Roland giving the view-halloo , and headed in the direction of the Chartreuse of Seillon , the three riders following the path which led through the woods . The boar led them a chase which lasted until five in the afternoon , turning upon his tracks , evidently unwilling to leave the forest with its thick undergrowth . At last the violent barking of the dogs warned them that the animal had been brought to bay . The spot was not a hundred paces distant from the pavilion belonging to the Chartreuse , in one of the most tangled thickets of the forest . It was impossible to force the horses through it , and the riders dismounted .