ten o’clock
We can not state the precise nature of the thoughts which passed through Mr. Trotter 's mind , because we do n't know what they were . The day wore on , evening came , and at a little before ten o'clock Sam Weller reported that Mr. Jingle and Job had gone out together , that their luggage was packed up , and that they had ordered a chaise . The plot was evidently in execution , as Mr. Trotter had foretold . Half-past ten o'clock arrived , and it was time for Mr. Pickwick to issue forth on his delicate errand . Resisting Sam 's tender of his greatcoat , in order that he might have no encumbrance in scaling the wall , he set forth , followed by his attendant . There was a bright moon , but it was behind the clouds . It was a fine dry night , but it was most uncommonly dark .