About ten o'clock
I was greatly disturbed at the chance of her stumbling over one or more Polydores , and Rob did n't want to let the cat out of the bag until her article was written , as he believed that if the ghostly spell were broken , she would lose her `` punch . '' I was unable to think of any plausible explanation to offer Silvia as to why I should start in pursuit , and I wished all sorts of dire calamities on Rob 's blond head . Lovers were surely blind and selfish . About ten o'clock they came strolling in . `` We did n't know it was so late , '' said Beth cheerfully , `` but the boys will keep in the woods all right . '' `` With her nose for news , there is no telling how far into the woods Miss Frayne 's investigation will take her . '' `` Say we go down by the lane and meet her , '' proposed Beth , `` so that if she has run across the boys we can explain to her why we desire secrecy from Silvia . ''