ten o'clock
They hoped she would have a good night . Then he went back to his room and thought about her some more . He had an important English examination the next day , one in which he especially wanted to do well ; yet try as he would to concentrate on Wells and Shaw , that girl and what was going to become of her would get in between him and his book . It was after ten o'clock when he sauntered down the hall and stood in Stephen Marshall 's room for a few minutes , as he was getting the habit of doing every night . The peace of it and the uplift that that room always gave him were soothing to his soul . If he had known a little more about the Christ to whose allegiance he had declared himself he might have knelt and asked for guidance ; but as yet he had not so much as heard of a promise to the man who `` abides , '' and `` asks what he will . '' Nevertheless , when he entered that room his mind took on the attitude of prayer and he felt that somehow the Presence got close to him , so that questions that had perplexed him were made clear .