eleven o'clock
Words ran so high that the Duke was ordered to leave Paris , which he did at once . '' I looked at the ring on my finger , and Le Brusquet saw the look . `` I fear , '' he said , `` that little talisman has lost its power for the present ; but , to go on , I had other business in the morning which I could not avoid . Towards eleven o'clock I hastened to the Rue des Lavandières to return your sword and to warn you . To my relief you were not there . Your hermit 's paradise is gone , and an angel , in the form of one of M. Morin 's guards , is at the door . Instead of a flaming sword he carries an arquebus -- '' `` It is quick work , '' I cut in ; `` and they have seized everything , I suppose ? ''