seven o'clock
They were eager to secure their points of vantage from which to view that morning 's spectacle . The light came slowly . It was a frosty morning . At seven o'clock a thin vapor hung in the air and waved to and fro like a veil . It blurred the face of the houses , softened their sharp outlines , and seemed at some moments to carry them away into the distance . The sun rose soft and white as an autumn moon behind a scarf of cloud . At half past seven the Market Place was thronged .