ten o'clock
It was seven o'clock , and every corner newsstand glowered back at them with black frowns as they looked at the piles of papers . Two rough-looking men walking ahead of them were discussing the sensation in a lewd , brutal way . A saloon-keeper shouted to them : `` It do n't always happen over on de West Side , does it ? '' Graydon went to the office of Clegg , Groll & Davidson early and arranged his affairs so that they could be taken up at once by another ; and then , avoiding his fellow-workers as much as possible , presented himself to Mr. Clegg at ten o'clock . Without hesitation he announced his intention to give up his place in the office . All argument put forth by his old friend and employer went for naught . The cause of his action was not discussed , but it was understood .