ten o'clock
So you 've been watching that place over there all day , have you ? And you are sure he 's there , eh ? Well , let me tell you how damned worthless you are . I expected you 'd have him behind the bars before ten o'clock , but -- '' `` Say , Colonel , on the square , the police here are the slowest bunch of -- '' `` Never mind , '' snapped the Colonel . `` He 's still at large , and he 's not over there at Dick Cronk 's . So much for your fine detective work . '' The man was an operative for one of the biggest private detective agencies in New York .