six o'clock a.m.
When the _ dueno _ is at home , things are a little different ; for , Don Faustino , with all his dissipation , is anything but an indulgent master . Then his _ muchuchos _ have to move about , and wait upon him with assiduity . If they do n't , they will hear _ carajos _ from his lips , and receive cuts from his riding-whip . It is the morning after that night when the `` El Dorado '' _ monte _ bank suspended play and pay ; the time , six o'clock a.m. Notwithstanding the early hour , the domestics are stirring about the place , as if they had something to do , and were doing it . To one acquainted with their usual habits , the brisk movement will be interpreted as a sure sign that their master is at home . And he is ; though he has been there but a very short while -- only a few minutes . Absent for more than a week , he has this morning made his appearance just as the day was breaking .