eleven o'clock
She spent the intervening time in securing two wagons with four stout horses to each , and when the freight came it was loaded upon these with particular care , so that no accidents might occur to delay the journey . If the roads had been even tolerably good , one of the wagons might have carried the load , perhaps , but the roads were execrably bad and Barbara was not minded to take any risks . When the loading was done , it was nearly nightfall , but the eager girl insisted upon starting immediately , to the profound disgust of her drivers . The first ten miles of road was the best ten miles , as the drivers assured her , and by insisting upon a start that evening instead of waiting for morning , she managed to cover that part of the distance by eleven o'clock . Then she established a camp , saw the horses fed , gave the drivers a hot and savory supper , and ordered them to be ready to start again at sunrise . On resuming the journey in the morning , Barbara urged the teamsters to their best endeavors , reinforcing her plea for haste with a promise of a tempting money reward for each of them if they should complete the journey that day . The drivers did their mightiest to earn the reward , but the difficulties in the way proved to be much greater than even they had anticipated .