ten o'clock
She turned a quick glance round at me . `` It is a matter in which I am not disposed to exercise it , '' she answered . `` Now go your ways , and make your arrangements for rescuing the young lady . Come here again to-night at ten o'clock , and perhaps by that time I may be able to give you further information . '' Having said this , the old woman , as if suddenly recollecting that she had been too matter-of-fact in the way of dealing with us , went to her cauldron , and poking up the fire , began to mutter various cabalistic words , at the same time stirring its contents with her wand . Taking this as a sign that she wished our visit to terminate , without further waste of words we returned by the way we had come , the doors opening as before , without our touching the latch , while the last one shut with a loud slam behind us , and we heard bars and bolts immediately drawn across it , showing us that some person had been concealed close to the door . Soon after we reached the house Captain Radford arrived .