eleven at night
Tell him to read it , and I am sure he will have the kindness to give you what you ask for . ' '' The officer went to the fire , and read what follows : `` Order to the first Prussian officer whom my messenger meets , to put at the disposal of the bearer two soldiers and a surgeon . The two soldiers and the surgeon will follow the bearer wherever he leads them . `` From the quarters of General Horstein , eleven at night : `` By order , General Sturm . `` Principal staff officer , `` BARON FREDERIC VON BÜLOW . '' Discipline and obedience are the two chief virtues of the Prussian army . These are what have made it the first army in Germany .