six o'clock
The duel was to take place at half-past five . He considered ; in a quarter of an hour one could easily cover the short distance between the shooting-ground and the barracks . `` Six sharp , '' he then answered decisively . Heppner replied : `` Yes , sir , six o'clock ; '' and wrote the time in the order-book . `` Yes , six o'clock , '' repeated Güntz . If it were no longer possible for him , then Reimers would command the battery . It was Wednesday , the day on which Reimers was engaged to dine with the Güntzes .