six in the afternoon
Then he got up , stretched himself , and walked slowly to the spot where his two comrades were awaiting him . `` I have learned what I wanted to know , '' he said . `` Do you both make your way back to the spot where Pierre will be awaiting us , and tell him that I am going to swim the river , a mile above the town . He is to wait where he is until Lucien comes back from Tours -- which will not be till twelve o'clock tonight , for his orders are to remain within sight of the town till six in the afternoon . If by that hour the troops there have not set out , they will not arrive until after we have captured Saumur . `` Saunter along quietly . There is no hurry . ''