ten o’clock
Those fellows wo n't come in that way , -- it 's too much like a blind alley . '' `` Where 's your prisoner , Larry ? '' `` Potato cellar , quite comfortable , thanks ! '' It was ten o'clock and the besiegers suddenly withdrew a short distance for parley among themselves . Outside the sun shone brightly ; and the sky was never bluer . In this moment of respite , while we made ready for what further the day might bring forth , I climbed up to the finished tower to make sure we knew the enemy 's full strength . I could see over the tree-tops , beyond the chapel tower , the roofs of St. Agatha 's .