five o'clock in the
afternoon
A sharp argument followed , and lasted several minutes , each side clinging tenaciously to its own opinion . `` Do not waste your energies , gentlemen , '' said Marshal Pélissier , again interfering decidedly . `` Lord Raglan and I have settled that matter for ourselves . The attack will take place at five o'clock in the afternoon . That will allow time for us to get established in the enemy 's works in the night after we have carried them . '' `` Of course , gentlemen , '' said Lord Raglan , in breaking up the council , `` you will all understand the importance of secrecy . Not a word of what has passed here must be repeated outside .