ten o'clock
`` Yes -- I was . '' The man made the answer with the greatest reluctance , and his manner said plainly that he 'd gladly have lied had he been sure as to the extent of his questioner 's knowledge . `` Joe had been out somewhere , and when he came in he said he had a date with a party . It was then ten o'clock and after . We talked a while , and then this man Burton came in . Joe took him to one side and they began to talk . I did n't pay much attention to them , except that they were having a little argument over something .