ten o'clock
All Ironworks Row waited . Down the street Susan could see silent groups on nearly every door-step . It grew very dark ; there was no moon , but the sky was thickly strewn with stars . It was after ten o'clock when the committee came back . Susan knew , the moment that she saw the three , moving all close together , silently and slowly , that they brought no good news . As a matter of fact , they brought almost no news at all . They went into Clem Cudahy 's dining-room , and as many men and women as could crowded in after them .