nearly eleven o'clock before
He wanted to find the place empty of all but laborers , who would be accustomed to obey any man who spoke arrogantly and in the manner of a deputy of The Master . Yet he did not want to wait too long . Panic spreads among the _ camarada _ class as swiftly as among more intelligent folk , and it is even more blind and hysterical . It was nearly eleven o'clock before they emerged upon a cleared field where brightly blooming plants grew hugely . Bell regarded these grimly . `` These , '' he observed , `` will be The Master 's stock . '' Paula touched his arm .