ten o'clock
Hopelessly Fred tossed his arms heavenward . `` Open a case ! '' he roared . At ten o'clock , when they were still at table and reaching a state of such mutual appreciation that soon they would be calling each other by their first names , Gridley brought in a written message he had taken from the telephone . It was a long-distance call from Yonkers , sent by James , the faithful chauffeur . Fred read it aloud . `` I got that party the articles he needed , '' it read , `` and saw him safe on a train to Boston .