ten o'clock
I do n't want any lives thrown away . If you hear three shots at regular intervals during the night ride towards the sound . I may want you here . '' It was just ten o'clock when there was a violent outburst of fire at the farmhouse , and all sprung into their saddles . `` Now , Carmichael , do you gallop on . Get as close as you can to the horses without being observed . Go at a walk the last hundred yards or so ; the horse guards are not likely to hear you , they are sure to be up on the edge of the dip watching the farm .