six o’clock
He requested to see the stable where his horses were to be kept , showed himself very exacting , and insisted that they should be placed in stalls apart from those of the innkeeper 's horses , and from those of guests who might come later . In consequence of such singular demands , the landlord of the hotel du Mulet considered his guest to be an Englishman . On the evening of the first day several attempts were made at the Mulet by inquisitive persons to satisfy their curiosity ; but no light whatever could be obtained from the little groom , who evaded all inquiries , not by refusals or by silence , but by sarcasms which seemed to be beyond his years and to prove him a corrupt little mortal . After making a careful toilet and dining at six o'clock , the stranger mounted a horse , and , followed by his groom , rode off along the road to Brienne , not returning till a very late hour to the Mulet . The landlord , his wife , and her maids had meantime gained no information from a careful examination of his trunks , and the articles about his rooms , as to the projects or the condition of their mysterious inmate . On the stranger 's return the mistress of the house carried up to him the book in which , according to police regulations , he was required to inscribe his name , rank , the object of his journey , and the place from which he came . `` I shall write nothing , '' he said to the mistress of the inn .