two o'clock
It was a long stretch of land , and difficult to cover quickly . In most places it was very hilly , which would often check our speed . I calculated , however , to get to Morton village in four hours . It was just after two o'clock when we started ; by six we should get there if nothing was amiss . It was in the month of October , so that the day would be nearly gone ere I should see the old village church , which a year before had been the scene of such a wonderful event . After riding an hour I was able to think more clearly , and to form some idea as to the steps I should take . I remembered that I had a cunning , unscrupulous man to deal with , one who , in his disappointment and jealousy , would stop at nothing .