About two o'clock
On reaching a turn in the wall , where the hussars were waiting for him , he mounted his horse , and General Gérard who had recognized him came up at a gallop . He turned round for two seconds to listen to him , and then both went into Fleurus . Still we waited ! About two o'clock General Gérard returned , and our line was obliqued a third time more to the right , and then the whole division broke into columns , and we followed the road to Fleurus with the cannon and caissons at intervals between the brigades . The dust enveloped us completely . Buche said to me : `` Cost what it may , I must drink at the first puddle we come to . '' But we did not find any water .