one o'clock in the morning
I have goods on my back , and two are always better than one . When two men are together , people do n't attack them . '' I felt that he was speaking truly , and that he was afraid . So I yielded to his wishes , and the pair of us walked on , side by side , this stranger and I , at one o'clock in the morning , along the road leading from Argenteuil to Asnieres . `` Why are you going home so late when it is so dangerous ? '' I asked my companion . He told me his history .