nine o'clock
This , then , was the secret of the situation . The English Sunday had saved our comrade ! Bonafede went downstairs to summon the Combrissons and relieve their minds . We had now nearly twenty-four hours before us ; it was certain that till nine o'clock on Monday morning the search-warrant would not be signed . In this interval Matthieu must leave the house , but how ? Sylvestre , who evidently looked upon the whole question as a good joke -- _ une bonne blague _ -- suggested that the dynamitard should dress up in his sporting attire ; he urged that the detectives had seen him enter and could not be surprised at his leaving , and that this would be the best solution of the difficulty . The idea seemed feasible , and it was tried on .