ten o'clock
But you are resting , Verny , in the green grave by Russell 's side , and I -- oh God , be merciful to me now ! '' It was evening , and the stars came out and shone by hundreds , and Eric walked on by the moonlight . But the exertion had brought on the pain in his knee , and he had to sit down a long time by the road-side to rest . He reached Ayrton at ten o'clock , but even then he could not summon up courage to pass through the town where he was so well known , lest any straggler should recognise him , -- and he took a detour in order to get to Fairholm . He did not arrive there till eleven o'clock ; and then he could not venture into the grounds , for he saw through the trees of the shrubbery that there was no light in any of the windows , and it was clear that they were all gone to bed . What was he to do ? He durst not disturb them so late at night .