ten o'clock
He passed the spot where the gibbet of his ancestor and Sue 's had stood , and descended the hill . It was dark when he reached Alfredston , where he had a cup of tea , the deadly chill that began to creep into his bones being too much for him to endure fasting . To get home he had to travel by a steam tram-car , and two branches of railway , with much waiting at a junction . He did not reach Christminster till ten o'clock . On the platform stood Arabella . She looked him up and down . `` You 've been to see her ? ''