ten o'clock
By three o'clock he was seated in his bedroom , very tired but not much disposed to turn into bed . He had put a match to the fire , for his feet were numbed with cold , in spite of a long walk . Travelling-bags and trunks in readiness for removal told of his journey on the morrow . All his arrangements were made ; the marriage ceremony was to take place at ten o'clock , and shortly after eleven he and his wife would leave for London on their way to the Continent . Too soon , of course , to hear the result of Northway 's visit to the Court-house . There would be the pleasure of imagining all that he left behind him , and in a day or two the papers would bring news . He had always sympathized with Guy Fawkes and his fellow-conspirators : how delightful to have fired the train , and then , at a safe distance , have awaited the stupendous explosion .