five o'clock in the morning
Your firmness astonishes me . '' `` But what do you think of Hermann ? '' said one of the guests , pointing to a young engineer . `` He has never had a card in his hand in his life , he has never in his life laid a wager ; and yet he sits here till five o'clock in the morning watching our play . '' `` Play interests me very much , '' said Hermann , `` but I am not in the position to sacrifice the necessary in the hope of winning the superfluous . '' `` Hermann is a German ; he is economical -- that is all ! '' observed Tomsky .