three o’clock
But complicated and perilous as it was , it was not impossible . The question which finally stood before him was , to know whether he possessed the force needed to cope with these dangers , and on this ground hesitation was not possible ; to wish to foresee everything was folly ; that which he would not have expected , would come to pass . He returned toward Paris , and by the Pont de Suresnes reentered the Bois de Boulogne . As it was not yet three o'clock , he had plenty of time to reach the Rue Sainte-Anne before night ; but , on the way , a heavy shower forced him to take shelter , and he watched the falling rain , asking himself if this accident , which he had not foreseen , would not upset his plan . A man who had received the force of this shower could not appear in the street before Caffie 's door without attracting the attention of the passers-by , and it was important for him that he should not attract the attention of any one . At length the rain ceased , and at twenty minutes of five he reached his home . There remained fifteen or twenty minutes of daylight , which was more than he needed .