nine o'clock
They are already well known to you ; but before asking for your opinion , He desires me to indicate what He thinks , in the event of your approval , should be the method of action . `` Each Government , it is proposed , should take part in the final scene , for it is something of a symbolic action ; and for this purpose it is thought well that each of the three Departments of the World should depute volors , to the number of the constituting States , one hundred and twenty-two all told , to set about the business . These volors should have no common meeting-ground , otherwise the news will surely penetrate to Nazareth , for it is understood that , this new Order of Christ Crucified has a highly organised system of espionage . The rendezvous , then , should be no other than Nazareth itself ; and the time of meeting should be , it is thought , not later than nine o'clock according to Palestine reckoning . These details , however , can be decided and communicated as soon as a determination has been formed as regards the entire scheme . `` With respect to the exact method of carrying out the conclusion , His Honour is inclined to think it will be more merciful to enter into no negotiations with the persons concerned . An opportunity should be given to the inhabitants of the village to make their escape if they so desire it , and then , with the explosives that the force should carry , the end can be practically instantaneous .