eleven o'clock
How it tried to spring after the lieutenant , and clutch his throat in its claws ! -- but Wilhelm conquered the new cravings of his instinct and stood still . He experienced a great self-contentment at last , and admitted to himself that he would not have been nearly so glad if he had wounded a dozen of the enemy in single combat . Three days later he received in writing , an order to present himself at eleven o'clock the morning but one following to the Commandant of the 61st Regiment . He took the journey the following evening , and at the appointed hour he was shown into the commandant 's private room , where he found also his old captain , raised to the rank of major . He spoke kindly to Wilhelm and held out his hand , while the commandant contented himself with a nod , and a sign to be seated . `` I suppose you know that you have been ordered to come here about the affair with Lieutenant von Pechlar ? ''