ten o'clock
I hope you never will feel obliged to wait for him . '' `` I trust I shall do my duty , whatever it costs , '' was the answer . Oh , how I wished they would go to bed ! It was now ten o'clock , and I felt tired and restless . When Ernest is out late I usually lie on the sofa and wait for him , and so am bright and fresh when he comes in . But now I had to sit up , and there was no knowing for how long . I poked at the fire and knocked down the shovel and tongs , now I leaned back in my chair , and now I leaned forward , and then I listened for his step .