nearly ten o'clock
Our own governments only had taken a firm stand . What could Tarrano do with this ultimatum ? Either he must yield himself and the Brende secret , or a war in which he would be immediately overwhelmed here in Venia would follow . It was nearly ten o'clock that first night . Elza had gone to the balcony . We heard her call us softly , but with obvious tenseness . Out there we found her pointing excitedly .