night about ten o'clock
How did you begin it ? '' The peasant cast an uneasy glance towards his family , who remained in a listening attitude behind him . He hesitated for another second or so , then all of a sudden , he came to a resolution on the matter . `` I came home one night about ten o'clock and the next day you were here . You and your soldiers gave me fifty crowns for forage with a cow and two sheep . Said I to myself : ` As long as I get twenty crowns out of them , I 'll sell them the value of it . ' But then I had other things in my heart , which I 'll tell you about now .