About ten o'clock
Leonidas and me put in the evening hearin ' her tell about some of the things that had happened to her oldest boy . He 'd had a whirl out of most everything but an earthquake . After that we had an account of how she 'd buried her two husbands . About ten o'clock we started for bed , droppin ' in to take a look at Homer . He was sittin ' up , wide awake and lookin ' worried . `` How many people are there in this town ? '' says he .