two o'clock
At six o'clock the whole were under arms and in their place as the central regiment in the brigade . They tramped on without a halt until eleven ; then the bugle sounded , and they fell out for half an hour . The men made a meal from bread and the meat that had been cooked the night before , each man carrying three days ' rations in his haversack . There was another halt , and a longer one , at two o'clock , when the brigade rested for an hour in the shade of a grove . `` It is mighty pleasant to rest , '' O'Grady said , as the officers threw themselves down on the grass , `` but it is the starting that bates one . I feel that my feet have swollen so that every step I take I expect my boots to burst with an explosion . Faith , if it comes to fighting I shall take them off altogether , and swing them at my belt .