ten o'clock at night
It would be ill for any one who crossed his path that night . DALRYMPLE wrapped his cloak about him once more , as he turned away , and retraced his steps by the garden wall . He glanced at the long dark thing that lay in the shadow of the postern , as he went by . It was not probable that it would be noticed , even if any one should pass that way , which was unlikely , between ten o'clock at night and three in the morning . He went on without stopping , and in three or four minutes he had gone round the convent to the main entrance , next to the church . He rang the bell . The portress was expecting him , and he was admitted without a word .