about ten o'clock
`` Oh , let us try it anyway ! '' cried Laura , who was present . `` If we find we ca n't make it we can come back here , or else stop at some other place along the way . '' It was finally agreed that they should make the effort , and they started about ten o'clock . The sun was shining with dazzling brilliancy on the snow , and with no wind blowing it was considerably warmer than it had been on the journey to Lamont . All of the young folks were in good humor , Dave for the time being dismissing from his mind the trouble occasioned by the loss of his cap and overcoat . As they drove away from the town they could see the effects of the great wind .