ten o'clock
And , as he listened , a great calm stole upon his spirit , and kneeling down there by the open window , with the breath of spring upon his brow , and the voice of the happy birds within his ears , he prayed to the Almighty with all his heart that it might please Him in His wise mercy to verify his dream , inasmuch as he would be well content to suffer , if by suffering he might at last attain to such an unutterable joy . And rising from his knees , feeling better and stronger , he knew in some dim way that that undertaking must be blest which , in such a solemn hour of the heart , he did not fear to pray God to guide , to guard , and to consummate . And on many an after-day , and in many another place , the book of his life would reopen at this well-conned page , and he would see the dim light in the faint , flushed sky , and hear the song of the thrush swelling upwards strong and sweet , and remember his prayer and the peace that fell upon his soul . By ten o'clock that morning , Arthur , his dog , and his portmanteau , had all arrived together in front of the Abbey House . Before his feet had touched the moss-grown gravel , the hall-door was flung open , and Angela appeared to welcome him , looking , as old Sam the ostler forcibly put it afterwards to his helper , `` just like a hangel with the wings off . '' Jakes , too , emerged from the recesses of the garden , and asked Angela , in a tone of aggrieved sarcasm , as he edged his way suspiciously past Aleck , why the gentleman had not brought the `` rampingest lion from the Zoologic Gardens '' with him at once ? Having thus expressed his feelings on the subject of bull-dogs , he shouldered the portmanteau , and made his way with it upstairs .