ten o'clock
He offered Mr. Hopper a cigar with the same air that he would have given it to a governor . `` Thank ` ee , Colonel , I do n't smoke , '' he said , waving the bog away . Mrs. Colfax flung herself out of the room . It was ten o'clock when Eliphalet reached Miss Crane 's , and picked his way up the front steps where the boarders were gathered . `` The war does n't seem to make any difference in your business , Mr. Hopper , '' his landlady remarked , `` where have you been so late ? '' `` I happened round at Colonel Carvel 's this afternoon , and stayed for tea with 'em , '' he answered , striving to speak casually . Miss Crane lingered in Mrs. Abner Reed 's room later than usual that night .