midday
The Abbé 's instructions were to keep his prisoner confined under lock and key in the cabin until nightfall , when he was to be removed inland in a carriage under the surveillance of two lay-brethren . Christian , however , never for a moment doubted his ability to escape when he wished to do so , and acting upon this conviction he volunteered a promise not to attempt evasion . Dressed as he was , in the garments of a probationer , there was no necessity of awaiting nightfall , as there was nothing unusual about him to attract attention . Accordingly the departure from the _ Deux Frères _ was fixed for midday . In the meantime the young Englishman found himself the object of unremitting attention on the part of two smooth-faced individuals who looked like domestic servants . These two men had come on board at the same moment that the Abbé stepped ashore , and Christian noticed that no word of greeting or recognition passed between them and René Drucquer . This was to him a further proof of the minuteness of organisation which has characterised the Order since Ignatius Loyola wrote down his wonderful `` Constitutions , '' in which no trifle was too small to be unworthy of attention , no petty dramatic effect devoid of significance .