about ten o'clock
He hesitated over his reply , endeavouring shrewdly to conjecture what could be the object of all this questioning , yet finally concluding that the truth would make very little difference . `` Well , _ señorita _ , I may as well tell you , I suppose . It is the rule not to enter this valley until after dark . I expect the Americanos to arrive about ten o'clock . '' `` The Americanos ? '' '' _ Si _ , there will be three in the party , one of them a man from New York , who has business with me . '' Miss Donovan 's decision was rapidly made , her mind instantly grasping the situation .