ten o’clock
The news was communicated from one to another among the servants . Afraid of Potts , they did not dare to tell him , but first sought to find her by themselves . They called Mrs. Compton , and the fear which perpetually possessed the mind of this poor , timid creature now rose to a positive frenzy of anxiety and dread . She told all that she knew , and that was that she had seen her the evening before as usual , and had left her at ten o'clock . No satisfaction therefore could be gained from her . The servants tried to find traces of her , but were unable . At length toward evening , on Potts 's return from the bank , the news was communicated to him .