ten o'clock
He had wanted to do everything honestly , but he was only able to work with his hands and muscles . They elected him to the County Committee . He was accustomed to rise before dawn and set to work immediately . Now he was not permitted to do anything before ten o'clock . At ten he went to the Committee where , with the greatest difficulty , he put his name to papers -- but this was not work : papers came in and went out independently of him . He did not understand their purport , he only signed them . He wanted to do something !