ten o'clock at night
What on earth can happen to her ? Put her in charge of the guard , engine-driver , inspector , every official on the line , but do n't keep her here another day . It would be wicked to let her run unnecessary risks . '' As it was then ten o'clock at night , and Margaret was to start so early the next morning , it was impossible to find any one to go with her , especially as Dr. Knowles had warned her grandfather against bringing her in contact with any one in the infected village . After all , he thought , Dr. Knowles was right , and no harm could come to her through travelling alone . It was not even as though she were going through London . The journey was a perfectly simple one , and involved only one change at a place called Carden Junction .