nine o'clock
After that , who knows if Jup and Top had not themselves their little dream of the future . Ayrton silently said to himself that he would like to see Lord Glenarvan again and show himself to all restored . One evening , on the 15th of October , the conversation was prolonged later than usual . It was nine o'clock . Already , long badly-concealed yawns gave warning of the hour of rest , and Pencroft was proceeding towards his bed , when the electric bell , placed in the dining-room , suddenly rang . All were there , Cyrus Harding , Gideon Spilett , Herbert , Ayrton , Pencroft , Neb. . Therefore none of the colonists were at the corral .