ten o'clock
About five in the afternoon they had worked their way against this sharp north wind to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and had entered it . Until night should fall and sleep overtake the city , they planned to remain there quietly . Not far from the fence they took up their station in an unused toolhouse , smoking the next hours away in silence . When ten o'clock neared , Lem stole out ; but he came back almost immediately , cursing the wild night in superstitious fear . `` The wind 's full of shriekin ' devils , Lon , '' he said , `` and ` tai n't time for us to go out . Be ye afeard to try it , old man ? '' `` Nope , '' replied the other ; `` but I wish we had that cuss of a Flukey to open up them doors , or else Eli was here .