nearly ten o'clock
`` Her singin ' seems tew come a-knockin ' right at th ' door of a feller 's heart . Now , dew sing us another one , '' and he turned pleadingly to Mrs. Dickson . `` Yes , I will sing you just one more song ; and then we must be going . It must be nearly ten o'clock ; and those two tired boys have been nodding their heads for the last half-hour . '' `` Me ! '' `` We ! '' and Thure and Bud both sat up very straight .