about ten in the morning
He has guns with him . Let him deploy , attack vigorously . Keep the enemy occupied and gradually fall back upon Montmirail . Ride with him yourself , and rejoin me at Montmirail about ten in the morning . We should be up then . You understand ? '' said the Emperor , ready to explain his orders more fully , believing that an order could be more intelligently delivered if the purport were explained verbally to the bearer , especially in the case of a skilled and trusted young soldier like Marteau .