nearly ten
o'clock
He was glad to rest , he said , for he was weary . The evening rays lit half the room , but the back part was already dark . Sarah went out into the kitchen to see if the door was shut . The servants had gone upstairs , and the house was still and deserted , for it was nearly ten o'clock . She brought some water and raspberry syrup , and Hans Nilsen , contrary to his custom , took a long draught . He was both tired and thirsty , he said . Sarah sat at the other end of the sofa , and neither of them spoke .