ten o'clock
No one could harm her . '' `` I wish I could believe that . '' Mrs. Donovan had lost control of herself and was sobbing bitterly . `` Here it is after ten o'clock an ' we do n't know where the little thing is . Seems if bad luck was taggin ' her . It is n't a week since her bird was stolen and now -- '' she shuddered and hid her face in her apron . `` Nothing 's happened to her , '' repeated Mrs. Schuneman with a poor attempt at firmness .