ten o'clock
He 's got no gaiters ! Goodbye to my visions of life-long friendship and a comfortable living for Dick ! '' In spite of his anxiety about the lost packet , Raeburn laughed heartily over Erica 's account of this conversation . He had obtained leave to search the deserted hotel , and a little before ten o'clock they made their way across the square , over planks and charred rafters , broken glass , and pools of water , which were hard to steer through in the darkness . The fire was now quite out , and they were beginning to move the furniture in again , but the place had been entirely dismantled , and looked eerie and forlorn . On the staircase was a decapitated statue , and broken and crushed plants were strewn about . Erica 's room was quite bare of furniture , nor could she find any of the things she wanted .