about ten o'clock
`` Well ? '' I exclaimed rather impatiently . `` Go into the common room , and show yourself as if you had nothing to fear . Do not hurry in the morning , but about ten o'clock ride out of the town . The others will follow , but they are not likely to attempt anything till nightfall . By keeping along the highroad to Mézieres , you will reach a village called Verdu . By that time , your horse will be tired , and you must ask the innkeeper if he knows of a horse for sale .