ten o’clock
After all it did bear some resemblance to an escape from justice . . Could he have known this , Oscar would have felt more superior than ever . Punctually at the hour agreed , ten o'clock he rapped at Billy 's door and stood waiting , his leather wallet of notes nipped safe between elbow and ribs . Then he knocked again . Then he tried the door , and as it was open , he walked deferentially into the sitting room . Sonorous snores came from one of the bedrooms .