about eleven o'clock
The day dawned beautifully , and Martin put a hand to his lips and threw a kiss at the sun . `` To-morrow I 'll know more about you than I do now , '' said he . `` And some others will , too , '' he added . At about eleven o'clock he saw leaping the front gate a tall raw boned bloodhound . `` It 's a pity a pore dum ' brute has got to lead this pursession ; but if it mus ' be , it mus ' be . '' So saying , he lifted his rifle to his shoulder and a shot rang out on the air . The beast leaped high up in the air , twisted his head to one side and plunged forward lifeless .