ten o'clock
He continued to pace while North pulled off his coat . `` I have sent word to Morrison to come here , '' reported the host . The mantel clock reported the hour as nine ; His Excellency scowled at the clock 's face . `` And you got word back , I suppose , that after he has come out of his mill at ten o'clock and has washed his hands and -- '' `` He 's at City Hall , '' snapped Corson , with an acerbity that matched the Governor 's . `` I called the mill and was referred to Morrison at City Hall . He 's on his way up here ! At any rate , he said he 'd start at once . ''