ten o'clock
`` Exactly , '' rejoined the youth , `` what does it matter to me , after all , whether they praise or censure , when this world takes no care of the oppressed , of the poor , and of weak womankind ? What obligations have I to recognize toward society when it has recognized none toward me ? '' `` That 's what I like to hear , '' declared the tempter triumphantly . He took a revolver from a case and gave it to Basilio , saying , `` At ten o'clock wait for me in front of the church of St. Sebastian to receive my final instructions . Ah , at nine you must be far , very far from Calle Anloague . '' Basilio examined the weapon , loaded it , and placed it in the inside pocket of his coat , then took his leave with a curt , `` I 'll see you later . '' Once in the street , Basilio began to consider how he might spend the time until the fatal hour arrived , for it was then not later than seven o'clock .