Eleven o'clock
In the midst of the line of march , two gaunt figures towered aloft over the heads of the marchers , the one bearing a placard upon which was scrawled the name `` Arnold the traitor , '' the other , `` André the spy . '' These were carried with great acclaim several times around the city until the procession rested at the square , where amid cheers and huzzas they were publicly burned . This seemed to satisfy the crowd , for they gradually began to disperse . The hour was late and Marjorie and her father journeyed homewards , passing the watchman at the corner as he announced the hour , `` Eleven o'clock and Arnold is burned . '' The state bordering on frenzy into which the mob had been cast was responsible , for the most part , for the violence of the celebration , nevertheless there stood many sober and composed individuals apart from the ranks who had looked on in silent acquiescence during the riotous proceedings . Arnold had fallen to the lowest ebb of infamy and contempt so that even his past services were entirely forgotten . There was no palliation .