eight o'clock
Turning from the spot in blankness of heart before a word was uttered between them , he followed the waning light with eyes full of yearning and trouble ; he trudged his way down along the sandy shore until he came to the silent waters of the slough and could go no farther ; and then he sat him down and covered his face with his hands . It was pretty hard to bear . Tuesday still , and all manner of things had happened and were still to happen in the hurrying hours that followed Sunday night . The garrison woke at Tuesday 's reveille in much perturbation of spirit , as has been said , but by eight o'clock and breakfast-time one cause of perplexity was at an end . Relief had come with Monday afternoon and Alice Renwick 's letter saying she would not attend the german , and now still greater relief in the news that sped from mouth to mouth : Lieutenant Jerrold was in close arrest . Armitage and Chester had been again in consultation Monday night , said the gossips , and something new had been discovered , -- no one knew just what , -- and the toils had settled upon Jerrold 's handsome head , and now he was to be tried . As usual in such cases , the news came in through the kitchen , and most officers heard it at the breakfast-table from the lips of their better halves , who could hardly find words to express their sentiments as to the inability of their lords to explain the new phase of the situation .