seven o'clock
we are going to see the whites of the Prussians ' eyes again ; '' and I would force myself to reply , `` Oh ! yes , the weddings will soon begin again . '' As if I wanted to risk my life and leave Catherine a young widow for the sake of something which did not in the least concern me . That same day at seven o'clock we reached Roly . The hussars occupied the town already , and we were obliged to bivouac in a deep road along the side of the hill . We had hardly stacked our arms when several general officers arrived . The Commandant Gémeau , who had just dismounted , sprang upon his horse and hurried to meet them .