eleven at night
And he redoubled his blows with such violence , that the sufferer , making a tremendous effort , pushed himself through , and fell torn and bleeding into the arms of his friends . Chicot 's last blow fell into empty space . He turned , and saw that the true Gorenflot had fainted with terror . It was eleven at night , and the Duc d'Anjou was waiting impatiently at home for a messenger from the Duc le Guise . He walked restlessly up and down , looking every minute at the clock . All at once he heard a horse in the courtyard , and thinking it was the messenger , he ran to the window , but it was a groom leading up and down a horse which was waiting for its master , who almost immediately came out . It was Bussy , who , as captain of the duke 's guards , came to give the password for the night .