About ten o'clock
That 's all . He 'll trust you . '' `` Yes , poor wretch , I 'm afraid he will . '' About ten o'clock that night I resolved to make another appeal to Roger Cupples to at least stand off and hear the man talk . Cupples ' state-room , No. 96 , was in the forward part of the steamer , down a long passage and off a short side passage . Mine was aft the cabin . The door of 96 was partly open , and inside an astonishing sight met my gaze .