ten o'clock
He looked suddenly shabby and old to Lydia and she kissed him very tenderly . It required all the supper hour and all the remainder of the evening to tell the story of the camp and to answer Lizzie 's and Amos ' questions . There were several episodes Lydia did not describe ; that of the half breed council in the wood , for example , nor the `` spooning '' with Kent . It was ten o'clock when Amos rose with a sigh . `` Well , you had a good time , little girl , and I 'm glad . But I swan , I do n't want you ever to go off again without me and Liz and Adam . Adam howled himself to sleep every night and I 'd ` a ' liked to .