Ten
o'clock
He heard no noise on board , for the young people were as subdued and still as people usually are who are nearly tired to death . He wondered what boat it was , and why she did not stop at the wharf -- and then he dropped her out of his mind and put his attention upon his business . The night was growing cloudy and dark . Ten o'clock came , and the noise of vehicles ceased , scattered lights began to wink out , all straggling foot-passengers disappeared , the village betook itself to its slumbers and left the small watcher alone with the silence and the ghosts . Eleven o'clock came , and the tavern lights were put out ; darkness everywhere , now . Huck waited what seemed a weary long time , but nothing happened . His faith was weakening .