ten o'clock
said Kate , coming to the relief of her friend . But Ranald was silent . `` I know , '' cried Harry . `` Let 's see , it is ten o'clock ; they will all be sitting in the manse dining-room before the big fire ; or , no , they will be in the parlor where the piano is , and John ` Aleck ' will be there , and they will be singing '' ; and he went on to describe his last Sabbath evening , two years before , in the Glengarry manse . As he began to picture his aunt and her work , his enthusiasm carried him away , and made him eloquent . `` I tell you , '' he concluded , `` she 's a rare woman , and she has a hundred men there ready to die for her , eh , Ranald ? '' `` Yes , '' said Ranald , and his deep voice vibrated with intense feeling .