about ten o’clock
Therefore when I left the wagon to eat , or try to eat some breakfast , I found the whole camp in a state of bustle . Boers were shouting to their servants , horses were being examined , women were packing the saddle-bags of their husbands and fathers with spare clothes , the pack-beasts were being laden with biltong and other provisions , and so forth . In the midst of all this tumult I began to wonder whether my private business would not be forgotten , since it seemed unlikely that time could be found for marriages . However , about ten o'clock when , having done everything that I had to do , I was sitting disconsolately upon my wagon box , being too shy to mix with that crowd of busy mockers or to go to the Prinsloos ' camp to make inquiries , the vrouw herself appeared . `` Come on , Allan , '' she said , `` the commandant is waiting and swearing because you are not there . Also , there is another waiting , and oh ! she looks lovely .