eight o'clock
And they all went to Appeville-sous-Bois . Though no one in the town was likely to know the features of the Executioner , it was to be remembered that people there might know the actor 's , and Robichon had made up to resemble Roux as closely as possible . Arriving at the humble hall , he was greeted by the lessee , heard that a `` good house '' was expected , and smoked a cigarette in the retiring-room while the audience assembled . At eight o'clock the lessee reappeared . `` All is ready , monsieur Roux , '' he said . Robichon rose . He saw Suzanne and Quinquart in the third row , and was tempted to wink at them .