ten
o'clock
A sort of ghastly laughter was forcing its way up in his throat . Was everyone talking of the murder he had committed ? Even the very scarecrows ? There are some natures so constituted that , due to be hung at ten o'clock , they will play chess at eight . Such men invariably rise . They make especially good bishops , editors , judges , impresarios , Prime ministers , money-lenders , and generals ; in fact , fill with exceptional credit any position of power over their fellow-men . They have spiritual cold storage , in which are preserved their nervous systems .