ten o'clock
There could not be a better spot . And of course the affair could only take place at night . He consulted the calendar : in two days there would be a full moon , so they would have light enough to see each other clearly at ten paces . The moon rose shortly before ten o'clock ; she would be high in the heavens by midnight . At daybreak the deputy sergeant-major went about his duty , cool and punctual as usual , only taking pains to avoid meeting Heppner . He did not wish to see him until the evening , -- or , better still , till night , -- so that the duel might follow immediately upon their interview . He knew the sergeant-major would not flinch , but would fall in with his arrangements .