twelve o'clock
Goritz had intercepted the note she had sent by Yeva . _ They _ were in there -- Zubeydeh , the Beg and his men , and perhaps Goritz , too , waiting -- waiting for the two knocks at the steps below . And then the door would be opened , and Hugh -- The bell of the cathedral tolled , and fearfully she counted its strokes . It was twelve o'clock . Renwick waited in his place of concealment near the blue door , listening and watching eagerly . Something was happening in the house with the _ meshrebiya _ windows , for it was after midnight , and all Islam was asleep . There were sounds of whispering again , but when he peered out there was no one in sight .