a quarter to one
`` Come as soon as possible , '' said the king . The young men went out , and the king , left alone , kneeled down on his prie-Dieu . The gates of the Louvre were generally closed at twelve , but the king gave orders that they should be left open on this night till one . At a quarter to one Quelus came up . `` Sire , '' said he , `` the duke has come in . '' `` What is Maugiron doing ? '' `` Watching that he does not go out again . ''