about ten o'clock
The work there went worse that morning . Old Daniel Dwight drove the young fellow from one task to another . The other clerks got a minute 's time to themselves now and then ; but the proprietor of the store seemed to have his keen eyes on Hiram continually . There was always a slow-up in the work about ten o'clock , and Hiram had a request to make . He asked Old Daniel for an hour off . `` An hour off -- with all this work to do ? What do you mean , boy ? ''