ten o'clock
It 's all right , Mr. Ellery ; you go and take your walk . And I 'll walk into that pantry closet . It 'll be a good deal like walkin ' into the Slough of Despond , but Christian came out on the other side and I guess likely I will , if the supply of soapsuds holds out . '' When , promptly at ten o'clock , the minister returned from his walk , he found Mrs. Rogers waiting in the sitting room . It is a prime qualification of an alert reporter to be first on the scene of sensation . Didama was seldom beaten . Mr. Ellery 's catechism began .