Nine o'clock
It might be a good idea to keep your eye open to-day for your first lesson . Anyhow do n't rely too strong on the right or justice of anything , but keep a good horse on picket and your powder dry . '' The commissioner had arrived early that morning and would take up matters at once . Nine o'clock was set for the hearing , which would take place in the quartermaster 's office . Consultations were being held among the two factions , and the only ray of light was the reported frigidity of the special officer . He was such a superior personage that ordinary mortals felt a chill radiating from his person on their slightest approach . His credentials were from the War Department and were such as to leave no doubt but that he was the autocrat of the situation , before whom all should render homage .