three o'clock
It would have taken us two days to get to Bordeaux , even if we had no trouble in crossing the Dordogne , and every hour is of importance . I hope we may get out of the city before the gates close , then we shall be able to push on all night . '' They passed several islands on their way and , after four hours ' run , saw the walls and spires of Bourg , where the Dordogne unites with the Garonne to form the great estuary known as the Gironde . At three o'clock they were alongside the wharves of Bordeaux . They stowed away their steel caps and swords , and at once prepared to carry up the barrels . `` Do you make an excuse to move off , master , '' Pierre said ; `` we three will soon get these barrels into the store , and it is no fitting work for you . '' `` Honest work is fitting work , Pierre , and methinks that my shoulders are stronger than yours .