about four o'clock in the afternoon
Seated at a table , he has just opened the false bottom of a box , filled with chaplets and other toys , for the use of the devout . Beneath this false bottom , secured by a secret lock , are several sealed envelopes , with no other address than a number , combined with a letter of the alphabet . The Prophet takes one of these packets , conceals it in the pocket of his pelisse , and , closing the secret fastening of the false bottom , replaces the box upon a shelf . This scene occurs about four o'clock in the afternoon , in the White Falcon , the only hostelry in the little village of Mockern , situated near Leipsic , as you come from the north towards France . After a few moments , the loft is shaken by a hoarse roaring from below . `` Judas ! be quiet ! ''