About four o'clock
To them such negotiations were of daily occurrence , and they well knew how to profit by them . My whole worldly wealth consisted of two hundred napoleons ; and with this small pittance to begin life , I sat myself down to think whither I should turn , or what course adopt . The night passed over thus , and when day dawned , I had not closed my eyes . About four o'clock the diligence in which I had secured a place for Weimar drew up at my door . I hurried down , and mounting to a seat beside the _ conducteur _ , I buried my face in the folds of my cloak , nor dared to look up until we had passed beyond the precincts of the city , and were travelling along on the vast plain of sand which surrounds Berlin . The _ conducteur _ was a Prussian , and divining my military capacity in my appearance , he maintained a cold and distant civility ; never speaking , except when spoken to , and even then in as few words as possible . This was itself a relief to me ; my heart was too full of its own sufferings to find pleasure in conversation , and I dreamed away the hours till nightfall .