two o'clock
Also , we did not forget a small Christmas tree , and decorated it as best we could in honour of our guest . At last the longed-for day came . The student started at dawn for the nearest posting station to await the newcomer and bring him to us . Before two o'clock , when it began to be dark , we were all assembled , and soon after two the melancholy sound of the sleighbells announced the arrival of the students . We hurriedly pulled on our furs and went out . The sleigh and the travellers were entirely covered with snow , long icicles hung from the horses ' nostrils when they whipped into the courtyard , they were covered with a fine crust of ice . Another moment and they stood still in front of the door .