10 p.m
said I. `` Precisely . To dig itself in . It was like this . It was expedient -- no matter why -- that a large boar should be introduced into Balliol College shortly before 10 p.m. . A gigantic specimen was accordingly procured and brought to the Broad Street entrance in a hansom cab . It was then induced to take up a position commanding the wicket-door . The juxtaposition of two hurdles , held in place by my subordinates , frustrated any attempt at untimely evacuation .