about ten in the morning
`` Excuse me , '' replied the barkeeper , smiling , `` we have one , your boss , Monsieur Wulf , the King Frederick-Christian ... . And while he does n't always finish his drinks he always pays for them . '' `` And that 's the important thing , '' added M. Louis . It was about ten in the morning , and in the bar of the Royal Palace , deserted at this early hour , were M. Louis , Major-domo of the hotel , Wulf , and the barkeeper , who in his turn offered a round of drinks on the house . As the glasses were being filled , the telephone rang to say that his Majesty wanted to see Wulf . `` That 's all right , '' replied Wulf condescendingly , `` I 'll be along by and by . '' After several more vermouths , Wulf grew expansive : `` Do you know , Monsieur Louis , that I 've actually saved the King 's life twice in five days ! ''