nine o'clock
`` If he is practising with that famous blade , '' said Marguerite , turning to Marie with a confident smile , `` your friend will have need of all his skill to disarm him . It is a magnificent Toledo , and has never known defeat . But as you say , '' and her face clouded again , `` we must do what we can to prevent a fatal ending to the duel . Bastienne , be ready to accompany me at nine o'clock to-night . And say nothing to any one of what you have seen . Your master has probably good reasons for whatever he may do , and he would be very indignant if he thought that any one had been observing his actions . '' The old woman , rebuked , left the room , murmuring to herself as she went , and the two girls proceeded to lay their plans .