Ten after nine
From first to last the transaction had consumed little more than three minutes . Liane slewed round to talk over the back of the seat . `` What time is it , monsieur ? '' `` Ten after nine . In an hour precisely the moon will rise . '' `` It will be in this hour of darkness , then ... '' A bend in the road blotted out the stationary lights of the limousine . There was no tail-light visible on the road before them .