ten o’clock
Bussy , the honest man -- Bussy , who does not wish me to be King of France ; '' and the duke , smiling with an infernal joy , dismissed Aurilly . The duke kept Bussy near him all day , so as not to lose sight of his movements . Bussy did not care , so that he had his evenings free . At ten o'clock he wrapped himself in his cloak , and with a rope ladder under his arm went towards the Bastile . The duke , who did not know that he had a ladder , and could not believe in any one walking alone at night through the streets of Paris , thought Bussy would certainly call at his hotel for a horse and a servant , and lost ten minutes in preparations . During those ten minutes , Bussy , active and in love , had already gone three-fourths of the distance . He was lucky , as brave people generally are , and met with no accident by the way , and on arriving saw a light in the windows .