nine o'clock
And the charge was quite an easy one . By evening none of the recruits had much inclination to make a noise or to get into mischief . All the day-time , from morning till evening , was occupied in the various branches of their duty ; and the hours which then remained were completely filled up with the brushing and polishing of their clothes and accoutrements . It they could have done as they liked , they would have gone to bed directly after evening stable-duty ; but that was not permitted until nine o'clock . So when their cleaning up was done and they sat on their stools round the table , most of them would stretch their arms on the top and fall asleep ; occasionally some one would scribble a few lines home . When bedtime came at last , none of them tarried ; but , drunken with sleep , would tramp one after the other up the stairs to the dormitory . Some , of course , were more fatigued by the work than others .