two in the morning
The next day , more than one inhabitant must have said to his neighbor : `` Did you hear those frightful cries last night , about one o'clock ? I thought there was surely a fire somewhere . '' A supper worthy of La Cognette brightened the faces of the twenty-two guests ; for the whole Order was present . At two in the morning , as they were beginning to `` siroter '' -LRB- a word in the vocabulary of the Knights which admirably expresses the act of sipping and tasting the wine in small quantities -RRB- , Max rose to speak : -- `` My dear fellows ! the honor of your grand master was grossly attacked this morning , after our memorable joke with Fario 's cart , -- attacked by a vile peddler , and what is more , a Spaniard -LRB- oh , Cabrera ! -RRB- ; and I have resolved to make the scoundrel feel the weight of my vengeance ; always , of course , within the limits we have laid down for our fun . After reflecting about it all day , I have found a trick which is worth putting into execution , -- a famous trick , that will drive him crazy .