the hour of ten
Navarro paused a few minutes , overpowered by his emotions . No one spoke . He could see Antonia 's face , white as a spirit 's , in the dim light , and he knew that Isabel was weeping and that the Senora had taken his hand . `` At last , at the hour of ten , the outer wall was gained . Then , room by room was taken with slaughter incredible . There were fourteen Americans in the hospital . They fired their rifles and pistols from their pallets with such deadly aim that Milagros turned a cannon shotted with grape and canister upon them .