three in the morning
A few stars shone in the heavens . There was not a breath of air stirring over the plain , the ears of grain stood erect and motionless , and in the distance the village clocks struck nine , ten , and eleven , but at last I dropped asleep . This was the night of the 14th and 15th of June , 1815 . Between two and three in the morning Zébédé came and shook me . `` Up ! '' said he , `` come ! '' Buche had stretched himself beside me also , and we rose at once .