half after five
Old Stuler 's was thronged . Stuler himself looked on indifferently , even listlessly . He had heard of Kopf 's death . It was half after five of the afternoon . Six miles beyond the Althofen bridge , in all thirteen miles from Bleiberg , a long , low cloud of dust hung over the king 's highway . This cloud of dust was caused by the hurried , rhythmic pad-pad of human feet , the striking of hoofs and the wheels of cannon . It marked the progress of an army .