nearly ten o'clock
I unhitched Peg , sponged her foot , and tied her to a tree . I would have made more careful explorations to determine just where I was , but a sharp patter of rain began to fall . So I climbed into my Parnassus , took Bock in with me , and lit the swinging lamp . By this time it was nearly ten o'clock . There was nothing to do but turn in , so I took off my boots and lay down in the bunk . Bock lay quite comfortably on the floor of the van . I meant to read for a while , and so did not turn out the light , but I fell asleep almost immediately .