ten o'clock
During her examination Sim had never for an instant upraised his eyes from the ground . The eagerness with which Ralph had watched her was written in every muscle of his face . When liberty was given him to question her , he asked in a soft and tender voice if she knew what time of the night it might be when she had seen what she had described . Between nine and ten o'clock as near as she could say , perhaps fully ten . Was she sure which side of the bridge she was on -- north or south ? `` Sure ; it was north of the bridge . '' Ralph asked if the records of the coroner 's inquiry were at hand .