nine o'clock at night
The city is overflowing with troops , and we are hemmed in on every side by soldiers . Of course foreign women are very curious to them , and they often follow us and make funny comments , but we have never yet had a single rudeness shown us . In all the thousands of soldiers stationed here , I have only seen two who were tipsy , and they were mildly hilarious from saki . There is perfect order and discipline , and after nine o'clock at night the streets are as quiet as a mountain village . The other night , five of the soldiers , mere boys , donned citizens ' dress and went out for a lark . At roll-call they were missing and a guard was sent to search for them . When found , they resisted arrest and three minutes after they all answered the roll-call in another world .