three
o'clock in the afternoon
`` After all , I like him better asleep than awake ; he is more polite snoring than speaking , '' said Chicot . The little army advanced near the town , then they breakfasted . The repast over , two hours were given for the officers and men to rest . Henri was very pale , and his hands trembled visibly , when at three o'clock in the afternoon the officers appeared under his tent . `` Gentlemen , '' said he , `` we are here to take Cahors ; therefore we must take it -- by force . Do you understand ? M. de Biron , who has sworn to hang every Huguenot , is only forty-five leagues from here , and doubtless a messenger is already dispatched to him by M. de Vezin .