two o'clock
Ahead of her the ridge culminated in a bare knoll whence it was evident that she could overlook a considerable stretch of country . She urged her animal towards it . The mist was thickening in the valley , and it had begun to drizzle . The watch on her wrist said two o'clock , and she determined to turn her face homewards as soon as she had taken this final glimpse . The grey , snorting and sweating , stumbled up the slippery ascent . He was plainly disgusted with his rider 's tactics . They arrived upon the summit , and Anne brought him to a standstill .