ten o'clock
The day was tempestuous . The fine weather had broken ; and it was cold , and there was a bitter wind ; now and again gusts of rain drove against the window . Philip wondered what he should do that night . The Athelnys went to bed early , and he could not stay where he was after ten o'clock . His heart sank at the thought of going out into the bleak darkness . It seemed more terrible now that he was with his friends than when he was outside and alone . He kept on saying to himself that there were plenty more who would be spending the night out of doors .