ten o'clock
Moreover I was hungry and somewhat faint . Was Barbara hungry ? I dared not ask her lest she should find a fresh mockery in the question . When I ventured to beach the boat a little way out of Dover , it was quite dark , being hard on ten o'clock . I offered Barbara my hand to alight , but she passed it by unnoticed . Leaving the boat to its fate , we walked towards the town . `` Where are you taking me ? ''