ten in the morning
`` But do ye permit this demoralization of troops ? '' exclaimed Tutmosis . `` Well , his holiness commanded us to defend the priests against the multitude . Had we been permitted to occupy the temple we should have done so at ten in the morning , and the high priests now would be sitting in a dungeon . '' At this moment the officer in attendance informed Tutmosis that again some priest had arrived from Memphis , and desired to speak with his holiness . Tutmosis looked at the guest . He was a man rather young , with a face as if carved out of wood .