eight o'clock
They were out upwards of an hour ; and returned , at the end of that time , with serious but resolved faces . The colonel was out , when they returned ; and found them stretched on the sofa and hearth rug , when he came in . They gave him a sleepy good night , and no other word was exchanged . In the morning , they were up at eight o'clock . Colonel Tempe was already dressed , and they went out together to get their coffee and milk . As they were taking it , Ralph told him that they had made up their minds to make the attempt to enter Paris , with dispatches ; but that they saw but one way to do so ; and that , unless they could be furnished with the necessary papers , they should abandon all idea of the enterprise . Ten minutes later , they entered the Prefecture .