about ten o’clock
It was about six o'clock . He had not drunk a drop of wine all this time and had ordered tea more for the sake of appearances than anything . It was a dark and stifling evening . Threatening storm-clouds came over the sky about ten o'clock . There was a clap of thunder , and the rain came down like a waterfall . The water fell not in drops , but beat on the earth in streams . There were flashes of lightning every minute and each flash lasted while one could count five .