seven o’clock
There were two great iron bars above them , but the hole was just big enough to squeeze through , and Mademoiselle was dragged between the splinters by M. de Grammont and a footman . As soon as her head appeared inside the gate the drums beat , there were loud vivats , a wooden arm-chair was brought , and Mademoiselle was hoisted on the men 's shoulders in it and carried along the street ; but she soon had enough of this , caused herself to be set down , and we all joined her , very dirty , rather frightened , and very merry . Drums beat before us , and we arrived at the Hotel de Ville , where the police bows and the embarrassed faces of the Governor and the magistrates were a sight worth seeing . However , Mademoiselle took the command , and they all made their excuses and applied themselves to entertaining her and her suit , as carriages were not admitted , for we were in a manner besieged by the Keeper of the Seals ; and in the early morning , at seven o'clock , Mademoiselle had to rise and go through the streets encouraging the magistrates to keep him out . She was a sort of queen at Orleans , and we formed a little Court . I really think this was the happiest time in her life , while she had a correspondence with the Prince of Conde on the one hand , and her father on the other ; and assisted at councils of war outside the gates , as she kept her promise , and admitted none of the leaders of the belligerent parties into the city . They were stormy councils .