nearly ten o'clock
`` We must finish our bob in a hurry . '' `` All right . We 'll work on it late to-night . '' And so the sound of hammer , plane and saw was heard in the old barn , where the sled was being built , until nearly ten o'clock . `` She ought to go very fast ! '' exclaimed Charley , as they paused to look at their sled . `` I 'm sure she will , '' agreed Bert .