ten
o'clock
And presently he did , but the old mother lay blinking wild-eyed into the darkness . In the morning Hawker did not appear at the early breakfast , eaten when the blue glow of dawn shed its ghostly lights upon the valley . The old mother placed various dishes on the back part of the stove . At ten o'clock he came downstairs . His mother was sweeping busily in the parlour at the time , but she saw him and ran to the back part of the stove . She slid the various dishes on to the table . `` Did you oversleep ? ''