Two o'clock in the morning
`` I do not want to believe it , '' he said , `` but I am almost afraid of it . However , both you and I will be vigilant . But listen , your excellency , the clock is striking two ! Two o'clock in the morning ! Both of us have yet to send off couriers , and then we may well be allowed to seek an hour 's sleep for our exhausted bodies . Good-night , then , my dear count and ally ! - - good-night !