about ten o'clock
`` If your uncle Daniel should see you working here , he might mistrust something , and then you could n't get away . '' `` I do n't believe he 'd try to stop me , '' said Toby , confidently ; `` for he 's told me lots of times that it was a sorry day for him when he found me . '' `` We wo n't take any chances , my son , '' was the reply , in a very benevolent tone , as he patted Toby on the head , and at the same time handed him a piece of pasteboard . `` There 's a ticket for the circus , and you come around to see me about ten o'clock to-night . I 'll put you on one of the wagons , and by to-morrow morning your uncle Daniel will have hard work to find you . '' If Toby had followed his inclinations , the chances are that he would have fallen on his knees , and kissed Mr. Lord 's hands in the excess of his gratitude . But not knowing exactly how such a show of thankfulness might be received , he contented himself by repeatedly promising that he would be punctual to the time and place appointed .