ten o'clock
In her eyes , as they rested upon him in the hot daylight , your father believed that he saw a wild and gathering repulsion . So he kept near them . `` The train was late , having waited at Colfax two hours for the Eastern Overland , else they would have been left , those two , and your father -- but such is fate ! `` It was ten o'clock when they reached Oakland . He lost the pair for a moment in the crowd going aboard the boat , but saw the girl again far forward , standing alone by the rail . He strolled across the deck , not appearing to have seen her . She moved a trifle nearer ; with her eyes on the water , speaking low as if to herself , she said : -- '' ` I am in great danger .