three in the morning
A murmur of satisfaction broke from the soldiers and swelled into a shout . Soon after evening fell the corps marched from the wood , and two hours later came down on the bank of the Douro . As Terence anticipated , there were plenty of fishermen 's boats hauled up , and the regiments passed over by companies . By three in the morning all were across , and by five they encamped in a wood beyond the steep hill rising behind the Villa Nova suburb , on the left bank of the river . As soon as he had seen the soldiers settled Terence borrowed the clothes of one of the men , and putting these on instead of his uniform , he sent for Bull and Macwitty , and the two soldiers soon arrived . They looked in astonishment at their officer . `` I am going into the town , '' he said , `` partly to judge for myself of the state of things there , and partly on a little private business of my own .