nearly eleven o'clock
Let her look upon her dubious glory in its proper light-let her observe the rights of others , and found her acts in justice ! -- annihilate her grasping spirit , and she will find a power adequate to her own preservation . She can then show to the world that she gives encouragement to the masses , and is determined to persevere in that moderate and forbearing policy which creates its own protection , merits admiration abroad , instead of rebuke , and which needs no gorgeous military display to marshal peace at the point of the bayonet . IT was nearly eleven o'clock as they ascended the jail steps and rang the bell for admittance . The jailer , a stout , rough-looking man , opened the iron door , and as Manuel was about to step over the stone sill , Dunn gave him a sudden push that sent him headlong upon the floor . `` Heavens ! what now ? ''