ten o'clock
But his watch had stopped , he had forgotten to wind it up . The sun , however , showed him , by its height , that the morning was well advanced . `` I 've slept off my weariness with a vengeance , '' murmured Jack to himself . `` It must be nine or ten o'clock by the look of the sun . '' At this moment the native by the fire uttered a cry which was answered from without . The second Panthay ran up at that moment , panting as if he had travelled fast and far . He bore upon his shoulders a basket from which he took a couple of chickens , half a dozen plantains , and a fresh supply of rice .