ten o'clock
Then there was a feast in the inn at Schwarenbach , and they reveled in fresh meat . One morning he went out as usual . The thermometer outside marked eighteen degrees of frost , and as the sun had not yet risen , the hunter hoped to surprise the animals at the approaches to the Wildstrubel . Ulrich , being alone , remained in bed until ten o'clock . He was of a sleepy nature , but would not have dared to give way like that to his inclination in the presence of the old guide , who was ever an early riser . He breakfasted leisurely with Sam , who also spent his days and nights in sleeping in front of the fire ; then he felt low-spirited and even frightened at the solitude , and was seized by a longing for his daily game of cards , as one is by the domination of an invincible habit . So he went out to meet his companion , who was to return at four o'clock .