ABOUT ten in the evening
It is late now , it is true . But he is in such fear of the priests that he would rather come at night to do homage , O holiness . '' The pharaoh bit his lips , but agreed to that project ; so he sent Tutmosis with the banker to conduct Hiram to the palace by secret passages . ABOUT ten in the evening Hiram stood before his lord . He was dressed in the dark robe of a Memphis huckster . `` Why dost Thou steal in thus , worthiness ? '' inquired Ramses .