three o'clock
There is one thing , you may be sure . We shall never cooperate with them in the future and , as to relying upon their promises , faith , they are not worth the breath it takes to make them . '' As everything was profoundly quiet , Terence had no hesitation in stopping to lunch with his old friends and , as there was no difficulty in buying whatever was required in Talavera , the table was well supplied , and the officers made up for their enforced privation during the past three weeks . At three o'clock Terence left them and rode across to his command , which he found posted exactly where he had directed it . `` It is lucky that we filled up with flour at Banos , before starting , Colonel , '' Bull said , `` for from what we hear , the soldiers are getting next to nothing to eat ; and those cattle you bought at the village halfway , yesterday , will come in very handy . At any rate , with them and the flour we can hold out for a week , if need be . '' `` Still , you had better begin at once to be economical , Bull .