eleven o'clock at night
`` Any news which reaches me , '' he said , `` I will communicate immediately . Thank you . In times of trouble we learn to know our real friends . '' Towards eleven o'clock at night the fog began slightly to lift . As Kerry crossed the bridge over Limehouse Canal he could vaguely discern the dirty water below , and street lamps showed dimly , surrounded each by a halo of yellow mist . Fog signals were booming on the railway , and from the great docks in the neighborhood mechanical clashings and hammerings were audible . Turning to the right , Kerry walked on for some distance , and then suddenly stepped into the entrance to a narrow cul-de-sac and stood quite still .