about five o'clock
Outside we could hear Laporte 's raucous voice speaking to the guard . His usual query : `` Is all well ? '' was answered by the brief : `` All well , citizen . '' Then he asked if the English spy were within , and the sentinel replied : `` No , citizen , he went out at about five o'clock and has not come back since . '' `` Not come back since five o'clock ? '' said Laporte with a loud curse . `` Pardi !