ten o'clock
An Atheist ! did n't believe in no God or Devil or nothing else . A pretty state of things there would be if these Socialists could have their own way : for one thing , nobody would be allowed to work overtime ! Crass and Slyme worked and talked in this manner till ten o'clock , and then they extinguished the fire by throwing some water on it -- put out the gas and locked up the shop and the yard , dropping the key of the latter into the letter-box at Rushton 's office on their way home . In this way they worked at the blinds nearly every night for three weeks . When Saturday arrived the men working at ` The Cave ' were again surprised that nobody was sacked , and they were divided in opinion as to the reason , some thinking that Nimrod was determined to keep them all on till the job was finished , so as to get it done as quickly as possible ; and others boldly asserting the truth of a rumour that had been going about for several days that the firm had another big job in . Mr Sweater had bought another house ; Rushton had to do it up , and they were all to be kept on to start this other work as soon as ` The Cave ' was finished .