eleven o'clock
In this the bodies of Mr. Mercer and his family were laid . And Mr. Hardy having solemnly pronounced such parts of the burial service as he remembered over them , all standing by bareheaded , and stern with suppressed sorrow , the earth was filled in over the spot where a father , mother , brother , and two children lay together . Another grave was at the same time dug near , and in this the bodies of the three servants whose remains had been found with the others were laid . By this time it was eleven o'clock , and the number of those present had reached twenty . The greater portion of them were English , but there were also three Germans , a Frenchman , and four Gauchos , all accustomed to Indian warfare . `` How long do you think it will be before all who intend to come can join us ? '' Mr. Hardy asked .