six o’clock
She struggled a little , she felt so distressed at appearing such a child . But he calmed her , telling her that he knew of a cross-road which shortened the distance by one half . They would be able to take a good hour 's rest and reach Orcheres at the same time as the others . It was then six o'clock . There must have been a slight mist rising from the Viorne , for the darkness seemed to be growing denser . The young people groped their way along the slope of the Garrigues , till they came to a rock on which they sat down . Around them lay an abyss of darkness .