nine o'clock
People went to see an encounter in chivalric tourney , not merely between the infantry and the cavalry , but between the old army and the young . The exhibition fully satisfied public expectation . No one was tempted to hiss the piece , and everybody had his money 's worth . Precisely at nine o'clock , the combatants entered the lists , attended by their four seconds and the umpire of the field . Fougas , naked to the waist , was as handsome as a young god . His lithe and agile figure , his proud and radiant features , the manly grace of his movements , assured him a flattering reception . He made his English horse caper , and saluted the lookers-on with the point of his sword .