Eleven o'clock
Then , after again recommending the officers to be prudent , he pushed the door of the pulqueria , which at once opened , and he went in . In the darkest corner of the room two men , almost completely hidden by the dense cloud of smoke that rose over the heads of the gamblers , carefully wrapped in their zarapés of Indian manufacture , with the brim of their hats pulled down over their eyes -LRB- a very needless precaution in the darkness where they were -RRB- , and leaning on their long rifles , whose butts rested on the floor of the room , were whispering in each other 's ear , while taking , at intervals , anxious glances at the leperos assembled a few paces from them . The gamblers , fully engaged , did not dream of watching the strangers , who , however , from their martial demeanour , and the cleanliness of their attire , formed a striking contrast to them , and evidently did not belong to the company that usually assembled at this rancho ; hence the strangers had very unnecessarily taken their precautions to escape from inquisitive looks , supposing such were their object . Eleven o'clock struck from the Cabildo ; at the same moment a form appeared in the doorway . This man stopped , took a sharp glance round the room , and then , after a slight hesitation , doubtless caused by the difficulty of recognizing in the crowd the persons he wished to see , he entered the rancho , and walked hastily toward the strangers . The latter turned at the sound of his footsteps , and gave a start of joy on recognizing him . We need hardly say that it was Ramirez .