eleven o'clock
He therefore sent for her , told her as much as he thought proper , gave her the key of his private passage to the gallery , leading across the top of the hall-door , the only direct communication from the southern side of the castle , and generally kept closed , and directed her to be in the gallery ten minutes before eleven , to lock the door at the top of the stair leading down into the hall , and take her stand in the window at the foot of the stair from the bell-tower , where the door was without a lock , and see that no one entered by order of the marquis for the king 's repose , enjoining upon her that , whatever she saw or heard from any other quarter , she must keep perfectly still , nor let any one discover that she was there . With these instructions , his lordship , considerably relieved , dismissed her , and went to lie down upon his bed , and have a nap if he could . He had already given the chaplain the key of his chamber , the door of which he always locked , that he might enter and wake him when the appointed hour was at hand . As soon as he began to feel that eleven o'clock was drawing near , Dr. Bayly proceeded to reconnoitre . The marquis 's plan , although he could think of none better , was not altogether satisfactory , and it was to his relief that he found nobody in the dining-room . When he entered the drawing-room , however , there , to his equal annoyance , he saw in the light of one expiring candle the dim figure of a lady ; he could not offer HER the keys of the wine-cellar ! What was he to do ?