eleven o'clock
But in the Louvre the Queen-Mother and the Catholic leaders , the labours of preparation ended , were snatching a brief rest . Between two and three o'clock in the morning Catherine and Anjou repaired again to the King 's cabinet . They found him waiting there , his face haggard and his eyes fevered . He had spent a part of the evening at billiards , and among the players had been La Rochefoucauld , of whom he was fond , and who had left him with a jest at eleven o'clock , little dreaming that it was for the last time . The three of them crossed to the window overlooking the river . They opened it , and peered out fearfully . Even Catherine trembled now that the hour approached .