ten o'clock
The test had come and he had not wholly failed . With something approaching amusement , he watched the housekeeper pick up a candlestick from the middle of the floor and put his Jaeger slippers beneath the chair , having found one by the cupboard and the other over by the fireplace . `` Mr. Skale 's compliments and Mr. Spinrobin is not to hurry himself , '' he heard her saying , as she put the tray beside the bed and went out of the room . He looked at his watch and saw that it was after ten o'clock . Half an hour later he was dressed and on his way downstairs , conscious only of an overwhelming desire to see Mr. Skale , but to see him in his normal and fatherly aspect again . For a strain of worship mingled oddly with his devouring curiosity , and he was thirsty now for the rest of the adventure , for the complete revelation of the Discovery in all its bearings . And the moment he saw the clergyman in the hall he ran towards him , scarcely realizing what it was he meant to say or do .