about ten o'clock
` Pears strange to me why they 'd keep on lookin ' roun ' fur hummin ' bird tongues an ' them other queer things when they could have had nice cow buffler steak every day o ' thar lives . '' The two ate the turkey between them , and Shif ` less Sol , thumping his chest , said : `` Now , let us set forth . It is Solomon Hyde hisself ag ` in , an ' he feels fit fur any task . '' They started about ten o'clock , curved around the lake , and traveled in a general northwesterly course . Henry went slowly at first , but when he noticed that Shif ` less Sol was breathing easily and regularly , he increased the pace somewhat . `` What 's your opinion about the place where we 'll find Tom , if we find him at all ? '' he asked .