two o'clock
When he was gone , there came several equally great generals and colonels , though editors of smaller newspapers ; several of these promised him the support of their columns in any great undertaking he might embark in . This was especially so with the editors of the Celt , and the Irish Citizen , both of which gentlemen only asked that he would give them a pledge not to form an alliance with the English . In addition to this , they discovered a strong inclination for what was in the bottle , of which the major gave them to drink , and sent them home happy . It being now two o'clock , the major ordered a black bombazine frock coat from Wyman 's , and the committee of reception having arrived with a carriage , he immediately entered it , and was rolled away for the City Hall , where he was received with much pomp and ceremony by Don Fernando , who embraced the opportunity to make a speech , such as , he fancied , Demosthenes never excelled . And the major replied with his customary rhodomontade . Both considered the event an extraordinary one , auguring greater things to themselves . It must , in truth , be said of Don Fernando , that he could receive guests with a courtliness truly wonderful .