ten
o'clock
In vain did the terrified kaváss bid the coachman turn and turn again ; in vain did Paul , in agonized excitement , try to pierce the darkness with his eyes , and to distinguish the well-known face in the throngs that crowded the brightly lighted squares . At the end of two hours he began to realize the hopelessness of the search . Suddenly it struck him that Alexander might have found the bridge , and , recognizing it , might have crossed to Pera rather than run the risk of losing himself in Stamboul again . `` Tell the launch to be at Beschik Tasch to-morrow morning at ten o'clock , '' said Paul . `` Take me to Galata bridge . I will cross on foot to Pera . Then go back and wait behind Agia Sophia , in case he comes that way again to look for the carriage .