about ten o'clock
He 's a man worth knowing . '' The conversation drifted on to other topics . The judge , after the manner of fishermen , rehearsed the capture of his two salmon , compared them to similar fish caught elsewhere , and made enquiries about the netting at the mouth of the river . At about ten o'clock he lit a fresh cigar and returned to the subject of Meldon . `` You say , '' he said , `` that he 's likely to call here to-morrow morning . '' `` He 's almost certain to . Except the day when he went to meet you at Donard he has never missed paying me a visit . ''