ten o'clock at night
he almost moaned . The trap door had been closed . Better men than they might have quailed in such a predicament . Here they were , at ten o'clock at night , shut in an underground passage that led heaven only knew where , and with , to say the least of it , small chance of escape . They might stay there all night , but the morning would probably bring release and -- discovery . It was a combination which brought to them very mixed emotions . Black Whiskers , should he be their rescuer might at once assume an entirely different rôle -- would most likely do so , in fact .