two in the morning
The gardens of the Duke 's palace were so brilliantly illuminated , that the ladies could walk about in as perfect safety as in broad daylight . The fete was of imperial magnificence . Nothing was grudged to give the Spaniards a high idea of the Emperor , if they were to measure him by the standard of his officers . `` In an arbor near the house , between one and two in the morning , a party of French officers were discussing the chances of war , and the not too hopeful outlook prognosticated by the conduct of the Spaniards present at that grand ball . ``` I can only tell you , ' said the surgeon-major of the company of which I was paymaster , ` I applied formally to Prince Murat only yesterday to be recalled . Without being afraid exactly of leaving my bones in the Peninsula , I would rather dress the wounds made by our worthy neighbors the Germans . Their weapons do not run quite so deep into the body as these Castilian daggers .