ten o'clock
There were two arrivals the next evening in the -LSB- quiet ? -RSB- village of S . One was Charles Collins , the other his Southern friend , who was received with the warmest welcome , and soon found himself at home in the pleasant society of his friend 's family . The evening was enlivened with social chat and music , until ten o'clock , when Josiah gathered his children and having read the Bible in a deeply impressive manner , breathed one of the most simple and fervent prayers he had ever heard . While they were bending at prayer in this pleasant home , a shabby looking man came walking slowly and wearily into the village . He gazed cautiously around and looked anxiously in the street as though he were looking for some one , but did not like to trust his business to every one . At length he saw an elderly man , dressed in plain clothes , and a broad brim hat , and drawing near he spoke to him in a low and hesitating voice , and asked if he knew a Mr. Thomas Carpenter .