ten o'clock
Aunt Tish , the arbiter of the Opp household , had been planning for weeks to make a visit to Coreyville , and the occasion of an opportune funeral furnished an immediate excuse . `` No , _ sir _ , Mr. D. , I ca n't put hit off till to-morrow , '' she declared in answer to Mr. Opp 's request that she stay with Miss Kippy until after the stock-holders ' meeting . `` I 's ` bleeged to go on dat night boat . De funeral teks place at ten o'clock in de mawnin ' , an ' I 's gwine be dar ef I has to swim de ribber . '' `` Was he a particular friend , the one that died ? '' asked Mr. Opp . `` Friend ?