ten o'clock
`` But , my lady , you forget what the time is ; you ca n't go out at such an hour . '' Lady Audley did not answer . She stood with her finger resting lightly upon the handle of the bell , meditating quietly . `` The stables are always locked , and the men in bed by ten o'clock , '' she murmured , `` when we are at home . It will make a terrible hubbub to get a carriage ready ; but yet I dare say one of the servants could manage the matter quietly for me . '' `` But why should you go to-night , my lady ? '' cried Phoebe Marks .