ten o'clock
The big woman met it squarely , took her part of the burden ; the small woman weakened , went down under it , found it a grievance rather than a grief . He did not notice Graham 's car when it passed him , outside the city limits , or see Anna Klein 's startled eyes as it flashed by . Graham did not come in until evening . At ten o'clock Clayton found the second man carrying up-stairs a tray containing whisky and soda , and before he slept he heard a tap at Graham 's door across the hall , and surmised that he had rung for another . Later still he heard Natalie cross the hall , and rather loud and angry voices . He considered , ironically , that a day which had found a part of the nation on its knees found in his own house only dissension and bitterness . In the morning , at the office , Joey announced a soldier to see him , and added , with his customary nonchalance : `` We 'll be having a lot of them around now , I expect . ''