five o'clock
The coachman comes often to the village , and he can speak German , too . There is a fat cook , who never leaves the castle , because she ca n't walk . Then , there are two more servants , Schmidt and his wife ; but they live in a cottage near the castle . Every morning at five o'clock they go to the castle gate , where they receive from some one , through the wicket , orders for the day . At nine o'clock they return to the gate , where a basket has been placed for the things they have bought . But they never speak of the lady , because they have never seen her face , either . '' `` What sort of a man is the groom ? ''