four o’clock
Monsieur Sarcus will decide whether you have the right to , '' said Rigou , seeming to promise the help of the justice of the peace . `` We shall glean , and we shall do it in force , or Burgundy wo n't be Burgundy any longer , '' said Vaudoyer . `` If the gendarmes have sabres we have scythes , and we 'll see what comes of it ! '' At half-past four o'clock the great green gate of the former parsonage turned on its hinges , and the bay horse , led by Jean , was brought round to the front door . Madame Rigou and Annette came out on the steps and looked at the little wicker carriage , painted green , with a leathern hood , where their lord and master was comfortably seated on good cushions . `` Do n't be late home , monsieur , '' said Annette , with a little pout . The village folk , already informed of the measures the general proposed to take , were at their doors or standing in the main street as Rigou drove by , believing that he was going to Soulanges in their defence .