ten o'clock
Her doubts of the poor girl were at an end , but no sooner did she cast her eyes on George , than she read , in the deep blush that spread over his face , in his downcast look , and the trembling of his limbs , who was the guilty person . Guilt not only fixes the stings of remorse within the bosom , but imprints its hateful mark upon the outward form . -LSB- 1 -RSB- The spelling is Mrs. Fenwick 's . The Choice of Friends The moon was shining on a clear cold night , and it was near ten o'clock , and all the children of the village of Newton , except one , were in bed and asleep . That one , whose name was Frank Lawless , was above three miles from home , weeping with pain and fear , alone , forlorn , cold , and wretched , with no shelter but a leafless hedge and no seat but a hard stone ; while his father and mother were running wildly about the fields and lanes , not knowing what had become of their naughty boy . Frank Lawless had been playing truant that day , and was met by his father with a number of bad boys , to whom he ought not at any time to have spoken . They were the children of brickmakers , and most likely they had never been taught what was right ; so that if they said wicked words , told lies , and took things which did not belong to them , one could scarcely wonder at it ; but that Frank Lawless , who had the means of knowing the value of good conduct and good manners , should choose such boys for his friends and playfellows , was indeed most strange .