ten o'clock
I feared for her to witness it , and therefore , Tommy reading the service , the old chief was buried without a woman 's sympathy . But , in a measure , he had our own . He held a claim on it for having faced a certain responsibility to Doloria ; for having , with the skill of a master , developed the talents God had given her ; for having kept her from growing up like a weed . At ten o'clock that night when , by prearrangement , Tommy and I paddled across to bring Monsieur back from the little island , she was standing with him on the landing . The moon was nearing full , bathing her in a silvery light , and I saw from the droop of her body that she was tired . `` Good night , '' I said , arising in the punt and putting out my hand . `` Good night , '' she murmured wearily ; but her fingers were cold and did not answer the pressure of my own .