eleven at night
We slept till far into the afternoon , and then got up hungry enough to make cotter fare quite palatable to the king , the more particularly as it was scant in quantity . And also in variety ; it consisted solely of onions , salt , and the national black bread made out of horse-feed . The woman told us about the affair of the evening before . At ten or eleven at night , when everybody was in bed , the manor-house burst into flames . The country-side swarmed to the rescue , and the family were saved , with one exception , the master . He did not appear . Everybody was frantic over this loss , and two brave yeomen sacrificed their lives in ransacking the burning house seeking that valuable personage .