ten o'clock
Hop Higgins , the night watchman , was partially awake . He was lame and carried a heavy stick . On dark nights he carried a lantern . Between nine and ten o'clock he went his rounds . Up and down Main Street he stumbled through the drifts trying the doors of the stores . Then he went into alleyways and tried the back doors . Finding all tight he hurried around the corner to the New Willard House and beat on the door .