eleven o'clock
They were being driven westward , and it was in the same direction that the regiments made their way . Fergus followed them to the plain outside the town . The tents had already been struck ; the troops , as they arrived from the town and camp , were marshalled in order ; a long train of baggage waggons were already making their way westward ; and there was no longer any grounds for doubt that Soubise was retreating . It was just eleven o'clock when Fergus returned to the cathedral . The peasant was awaiting him . `` They all seem on the move , '' the latter said . `` I have heard much about them . ''