two o'clock
The whole palace , in fact , appeared to be little better than a cemetery and a slaughterhouse in one . A guard was placed over the palace , and here , as elsewhere through the town , looting was strictly forbidden . All day the general expected the arrival of the king , who had sent a messenger to say he would be in early . At two o'clock a tremendous rainstorm broke over the town , lasting for three hours . In the evening it became evident that he was again deceiving us , and orders were issued that the troops , in the morning , should push on another three miles to the tombs of the kings , where he was said to be staying . Later on , however , the news came that the king had gone right away into the interior , and as another storm was coming up it became evident that the rainy season was setting in in earnest . The determination was therefore come to , to burn the town and to start for the coast next morning .