about eight o'clock
As she passed , Griffiths said nothing : but , as she came near , one of the children cried ; and Griffiths endeavoured to stifle the cry by drawing her cloak closer ; in doing which , a sudden motion of her arm caused the cloak to open ; and lady Charlotte had distinctly seen both her little cousins . By crossing one corner of the park , which is there sheltered from view of the windows by the battlements , there was a near road to a sort of woodland horse track , not much frequented , which led down to the sea-shore . Here she had been seen hurrying along by a woodman , who observed her from a distance , and described her dress accurately . This was about eight o'clock . Ten minutes later she had been seen in company with another woman traversing the sea-shore . Then all at once it came out in the general confusion that Griffiths was the niece of Gillie Godber . Sir Morgan had himself , about nine o'clock , in coming over the hills from Dolgelly , observed the smuggling ship under sail .