about ten
o'clock
A bed was in one corner , and on a low chair , with her provisions in jars and boxes grouped round her , sat an old woman feeding a lot of chickens . They were strutting about oblivious to the inconveniences of war , and she looked serenely at ease . Having moonlight , we had intended to travel till late . But about ten o'clock , the boat beginning to go with great speed , H. , who was steering ; called to Max : `` Do n't row so fast ; we may run against something . '' `` I 'm hardly pulling at all . '' `` Then we 're in what she called the rapids ! '' The stream seemed indeed to slope downward , and in a minute a dark line was visible ahead .