ten
o'clock in the morning
He had met Dorothy , he told himself , starting all over again in an effort to locate the gaps , at six o'clock , right after phoning ... `` My God ! '' Malone said , and winced . He looked at his watch . It was ten o'clock in the morning . He had completely forgotten to call Fernack and Lynch . Hangover or no hangover , Malone told himself grimly , there was work to be done . Somehow , he managed to get to his feet and start moving .