four o'clock in the morning
My orders were to assist you as far as I could and , while we are together , I am ready to carry out your orders in any way . '' `` Will your men be able to attack in the morning ? '' `` Certainly . They will have a good night 's rest , and will be quite ready for work , say , at four o'clock in the morning . It is not more than two hours ' march to Coimbra , so that we shall be there by daybreak . Have they any troops between us and the town ? '' `` They have a post at a village , a mile this side , O'Connor .