ten o'clock
He would have rewarded him as he deserves . Well , well , it 's the fortune of war . '' Two hours earlier I had crossed the Border , and at mid-day , if all went well , I should be with the army . At ten o'clock , as we halted in a tiny village , news was brought me from the front , and , for the first time , I learnt the story of the city 's downfall . The officer who brought it gave me a description of a certain private soldier 's bravery , and informed me that the brave fellow was reported to be mortally wounded . `` God grant he may live till I have an opportunity of giving him my thanks for the service he has rendered his king and country . '' Then turning to one of the equerries , with whom Max had played as a boy , I continued , `` This is a deed which the king would have loved to share . ''