eleven o'clock in the morning
One of the long knife chiefs told me this . '' He pointed to the face of the watch . `` When the long arrow is here and the short arrow is here , we will meet with Sharp Knife . '' He had pointed to the numerals XII and XI -- eleven o'clock in the morning . They awaited Sharp Knife in the East Room of the President 's House . An officer told the four Sauk to stand abreast , with Black Hawk at the right end of their line and Auguste on the left . The arrangement told Auguste that the long knives considered him the least important member of the Sauk delegation , an estimate with which he agreed .