six o'clock
That evening Blanco knew that he was being shadowed . The next day he had the same sense of being incessantly watched . This was a thing which he had expected and for which he was prepared . Promptly at six o'clock he returned to the _ Rue do Consilhiero _ . He knew that his greatest danger lay in the possibility of communication by the conspirators with the Duke or the Countess , but he had been assured that Marie Astaride was in Cairo and it could safely be assumed that Delgado would return to Galavia only at the psychological moment . If either of these assumptions were false Louis would , of course , recognize the description of his kidnapper . The Countess would connect the episode of the ring with the former checkmating of her plans .