one o’clock in the afternoon
THE SEVEN WHO WERE HANGED As the Minister was a very stout man , inclined to apoplexy , they feared to arouse in him any dangerous excitement , and it was with every possible precaution that they informed him that a very serious attempt upon his life had been planned . When they saw that he received the news calmly , even with a smile , they gave him , also , the details . The attempt was to be made on the following day at the time that he was to start out with his official report ; several men , terrorists , plans had already been betrayed by a provocateur , and who were now under the vigilant surveillance of detectives , were to meet at one o'clock in the afternoon in front of his house , and , armed with bombs and revolvers , were to wait till he came out . There the terrorists were to be trapped . `` Wait ! '' muttered the Minister , perplexed .