ten o'clock
The Montereyans having discovered their passionate love for tallow and whiskey , had given them enough of these genteel rafraichissements , to drown care and sorrow for a long while . As to the captain he received the attention which his gallant conduct entitled him to , and on the eve of his departure he was presented with a trunk , of tolerable dimensions , well filled with linen and clothes . A merry night was passed to celebrate my escape . Guns had been fired , flags hoisted to recall the boats , and at ten o'clock in the night , the whole population was gambolling on the lawn , singing , dancing , and feasting , as if it was to have been our last day of pleasure during life . Thus passed away four weeks , and I must admit to my shame , I had willingly missed two chances of going to Santa Fe . One morning , however , all my dreams of further pleasure were dispelled . I was just meditating upon my first declaration of love , when our old servant arrived with four Indian guides .