about ten o'clock
He had thought pine and forest and the trail so long , that he found these square-elbowed subjects refusing to be jostled aside by any trivialities . So he sat there silent in the semi-darkness . This man , whose lightest experience would have aroused the eager attention of the entire party , held his peace because he thought he had nothing to say . He took Helen back to Mrs. Renwick 's about ten o'clock . They walked slowly beneath the broad-leaved maples , whose shadows danced under the tall electric lights , -- and talked . Helen was an affectionate , warm-hearted girl . Ordinarily she would have been blind to everything except the delight of having her brother once more with her .