about ten
o’clock
`` Well , I 'm going , '' he said , at last , preparing to recross the road . `` You go along here as before ; we will keep to different sides of the road ; it 's better so , you 'll see . '' When they reached the Gorohovaya , and came near the house , the prince 's legs were trembling so that he could hardly walk . It was about ten o'clock . The old lady 's windows were open , as before ; Rogojin 's were all shut , and in the darkness the white blinds showed whiter than ever . Rogojin and the prince each approached the house on his respective side of the road ; Rogojin , who was on the near side , beckoned the prince across . He went over to the doorway .