ten o'clock
Asked from within what they wanted , the reply was somewhat difficult to frame , and in both cases resolved itself into `` Oh , about the german ; '' to which Jerrold 's voice was heard to say , `` The german 's all right . I 'll lead if I 'm well enough and am not bothered to death meantime ; but I 've got some private matters to attend to , and am not seeing anybody to-day . '' And with this answer they were fain to be content . It had been settled , however , that the officers were to tell Captain Chester at ten o'clock that in their opinion Mr. Jerrold ought not to be permitted to attend so long as this mysterious charge hung over him ; and Mr. Rollins had been notified that he must be ready to lead . Poor Rollins ! He was in sore perplexity . He wanted nothing better than to dance with Nina Beaubien .