eleven o'clock
As soon as the man and his wife were astir in the morning , Fergus got up ; bathed his head and face in a tiny streamlet , that ran within a few yards of the house ; then , after cutting a hunch of bread to eat on their way , the two started . They did not come down upon the main road until within a mile and a half of the town , and they then passed through a large village , where a troop of French cavalry were engaged in grooming their horses . They attracted no attention whatever , and entered Erfurt at a quarter-past five . They separated when they got into the town , agreeing to meet in front of the cathedral , at eleven o'clock . Fergus went to an eating house , where he saw a party of French non-commissioned officers and soldiers seated . They were talking freely , confident that neither the landlord , the man who was serving them , nor the two or three Germans present could understand them . It was evident that they had very little confidence in Soubise .