ten o'clock
At length the cars reached Bristol , and it became necessary to leave them , and pass into the boat . In lifting Mary in her arms , to bear her from the cars , the child again murmured the name of her father , which so affected Mrs. Lane , that her tears gushed forth in spite of her efforts to restrain them . Letting her veil fall over her face to conceal this evidence of affliction from her fellow-passengers , she proceeded with the rest ; and , in a little while , was gliding swiftly down the river . It was ten o'clock when they arrived in Philadelphia . For an hour previous to this time , the mind of the fugitive had been busy in the effort to determine what course she should take on gaining the end of her journey . But the nearer she came to its termination , the more confused did she become , and the less clearly did she see the way before her . Where should she go on reaching the city ?