ten o'clock
It was a fair night for such an adventure as this . There were but few people abroad . The rain was falling steadily and there was a gusty wind . He had left his club at ten o'clock , and all the way down the Avenue he was alone on the upper deck of the stage . Afterwards he chuckled guiltily to himself as he recalled the odd stare with which the conductor favoured him when he jestingly inquired if there was `` any room aloft . '' Walking down the street toward Sixth Avenue , he peered out from beneath the umbrella as he passed his grandfather 's house across the way . There were lights downstairs .