ten
o'clock
The old humourist had either seen the fracas , or had come on the injured old-rose messenger of death nursing a damaged face . I began to share Grim 's good opinion of ben Hamza . But though I watched Grim 's face , and knew that he knew German , I could not detect a trace of interest . He kept on talking against Abdul Ali until after ten o'clock . By that time most of the notables were about as full as they could hold . Those who were not too drunk appeared ready for anything in or out of reason . At that stage of the proceedings they ushered in the dancing girls .