About five in the evening
We did not know the name of the village , but there we halted . We entered the houses , and those who could bought some brandy , wine , and bread . Those who had no money crunched their ration of biscuits , and gazed wistfully at their more fortunate comrades . About five in the evening we arrived at Frankfort , which is a city yet older than Mayence , and full of Jews . They took us to a place called Saxenhausen , where the Tenth Hussars and the Baden Chasseurs were in barracks , -- old buildings which were formerly a hospital , as I was told and believe , for within there was a large yard , with arches under the walls ; beneath these arches the horses were stabled , and in the rooms above , the men . We arrived at this place after passing through innumerable little streets , so narrow that we could scarcely see the stars between the chimneys . Captain Florentin , and the two lieutenants , Clavel and Bretonville , were awaiting us .