ten o'clock
The delay was galling but had to be endured until the infinite maze of red tape was at an end . They reached Calais in the early evening and just managed to secure an anchorage among the fleet of warships in the harbor . Again they were obliged to show their papers and passports , now vised by representatives of both the English and French navies , but this formality being over they were given a cordial welcome . Uncle John and Ajo decided to go ashore for the latest news and arrived in the city between nine and ten o'clock that same evening . They found Calais in a state of intense excitement . The streets were filled with British and French soldiery , with whom were mingled groups of citizens , all eagerly discussing the war and casting uneasy glances at the black sky overhead for signs of the dreaded German Zeppelins . `` How about Antwerp ? ''