ten o'clock
There now ! why did those words sound through the room unless there _ is _ trouble about Sue ? '' Connie argued and talked , and tried to cheer the poor little fellow . She saw , however , that he was painfully weak , and when ten o'clock struck from the great clock , and the boy -- his nerves now all on edge -- caught Connie 's hand , and buried his face against it , murmuring , `` The Woice has said them words agin , '' she thought it quite time to fetch a doctor . `` You must n't go on like this , Giles , '' she said , `` or yer 'll be real ill . I 'm goin ' away , and I 'll be back in a minute or two . '' She ran downstairs , found a certain Mrs. Nelson who knew both Sue and Giles very well , described the state of the child , and begged of Mrs. Nelson to get the doctor in .