about ten o'clock
The house was run by a short , stout mulatto man , who was exceedingly talkative and inquisitive . In fifteen minutes he not only knew the history of the past life of each one of us , but had a clearer idea of what we intended to do in the future than we ourselves . He sought this information so much with an air of being very particular as to whom he admitted into his house that we tremblingly answered every question that he asked . When we had become located , we went out and got supper , then walked around until about ten o'clock . At that hour we met a couple of young fellows who lived in New York and were known to one of the members of our party . It was suggested we go to a certain place which was known by the proprietor 's name . We turned into one of the cross streets and mounted the stoop of a house in about the middle of a block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues .