eight o'clock
Fergus Macdermott , left alone , strolled along towards his own hotel , but when he was half-way to it a clashing of bells struck on his ear , and reminded him that the Catholic Church of Notre Dame was only a few streets away . No harm to walk that way , and see if anything was doing . He did so . On the door of the church a notice announced that the procession in honour of the Nativity of Our Lady would leave the church at eight o'clock and pursue a route , which was given in detail . `` Well , I ca n't see it , '' said Fergus Macdermott . `` I shall be having dinner . '' He went back to his hotel and typed out a manifesto , or petition , as he called it , for presentation to the Assembly when quieter times should supervene and make the consideration of general problems possible again .