seven o'clock in the morning
A moment afterward the king and Saint-Aignan passed by together , but the king walking first . D'Artagnan went to the window which looked out upon the courtyards ; he had no need to put himself to the trouble of watching in what direction the king went , for he had no difficulty in guessing beforehand where his majesty was going . The king , in fact , bent his steps toward the apartments of the maids of honor -- a circumstance which in no way astonished D'Artagnan , for he more than suspected , although La Valliere had not breathed a syllable on the subject , that the king had some kind of reparation to make . Saint-Aignan followed him as he had done the previous evening , rather less uneasy in his mind , though still slightly agitated , for he fervently trusted that at seven o'clock in the morning there might be only himself and the king awake among the august guests at the palace . D'Artagnan stood at the window , careless and perfectly calm in his manner . One could almost have sworn that he noticed nothing and was utterly ignorant who were these two hunters after adventures , who were passing across the courtyards , wrapped up in their cloaks . And yet , all the while that D'Artagnan appeared not to be looking at them at all , he did not for one moment lose sight of them , and while he whistled that old march of the musketeers , which he rarely recalled except under great emergencies , he conjectured and prophesied how terrible would be the storm which would be raised on the king 's return .