evening, about nine o'clock
He declared himself ready to risk all , and die in the attempt , if need be , for he was sick of idleness . He could , he said , mature his plans that day , if he had more money . I gave him secretly a small bag of gold , and then I made explicit note of what I required of him : that he should tie up in a loose but safe bundle a sheet , a woman 's skirt , some river grasses and reeds , some phosphorus , a pistol and a knife , and some saltpetre and other chemicals . That evening , about nine o'clock , which was the hour the guard changed , he was to tie this bundle to a string which I let down from my window , and I would draw it up . Then , the night following , the others must steal away to that place near Sillery -- the west side of the town was always ill guarded -- and wait there with a boat . He should see me at a certain point on the ramparts , and , well armed , we also would make our way to Sillery , and from the spot called the Anse du Foulon drift down the river in the dead of night . He promised to do all as I wished .