ten
o'clock
We have always hoped on ! -- hope still ! And , besides , I am sure those gentlemen will come here tonight . Mr. Merle said they would , at ten o'clock . It is near ten now , and your tea cold as a stone . '' She hung on his neck caressingly , kissing his furrowed brow , and leaving a tear there , and thus coaxed him till he set-to quietly at his meal ; and Sophy shared it -- though she had no appetite in sorrowing for him -- but to keep him company ; that done , she lighted his pipe with the best canaster , -- his sole luxury and expense ; but she always contrived that he should afford it . Mr. Waife drew a long whiff , and took a more serene view of affairs .