ten o'clock
`` If I might advise you , '' said Hilary , `` I would get back into bed for a few minutes . You seem a little chilly . '' Mr. Stone , who was indeed shaking so that he could hardly stand , allowed Hilary to assist him into bed and tuck the blankets round him . `` I must be at work by ten o'clock , '' he said . Hilary , who was also shivering , hastened to Bianca 's room . She was just coming down , and exclaimed at seeing him all wet . When he had told her of the episode she touched his shoulder .