about ten o'clock in the evening
What 's the matter ? '' asked the graceless son , wishing to know more before he committed himself . `` A man was robbed of a hundred and fifty dollars in the house last night . He had the room next to your father ; and the boy was seen in the hall about ten o'clock in the evening . We thought he might know something about the money , '' replied the landlord . `` I have no doubt he knows all about it , '' added Pearl , delighted to connect the purchaser of the Goldwing with a crooked transaction ; for he had no doubt that the boy who was with his father had obtained the money with which he bought the boat by stealing it . `` This explains the whole matter .