ten o'clock
They trod on their own ears , tumbled over one another , sprawled on the grass , panting and grinning , until their ecstatic owner incited them to further gyrations . To Dick this was a night of unbridled licence . Had he not dined late ? Had he not leave to sit up till half-past ten o'clock ? Was he not going out , bright and early , to-morrow morning to see the horses galloped ? Could life hold greater complement of good for a brave , little , ten-year-old soul , and slender , serviceable , little , ten-year-old body emulous of all manly virtues and manly pastimes ? So the boy laughed ; and the sound of his laughter reached the ears both of the elder and the younger Lady Calmady , as they slowly paced the straight walk between the gray balustrade and the edge of the turf .