two o’clock
What could you do with all those who were at Tonsard 's ? '' They sent for Langlume , the miller , and the assistant of General Montcornet as mayor ; he related what had taken place in the tavern , and gave the names of all present ; none had gone out except for a minute or two into the courtyard . He had left the room for a moment with Tonsard about eleven o'clock ; they had spoken of the moon and the weather , and heard nothing . At two o'clock the whole party had taken the bride and bridegroom to their own house . The general arranged with the sergeant , the lieutenant , and the civil authorities to send to Paris for the cleverest detective in the service of the police , who should come to the chateau as a workman , and behave so ill as to be dismissed ; he should then take to drinking and frequent the Grand-I-Vert and remain in the neighborhood in the character of an ill-wisher to the general . The best plan they could follow was to watch and wait for a momentary revelation , and then make the most of it . `` If I have to spend twenty thousand francs I 'll discover the murderer of my poor Michaud , '' the general was never weary of saying .