ten o'clock
So we parted . * * * * * In Simla people make morning calls in the morning instead of after dark , as in more civilised countries . Soon after dawn I received a note from Isaacs , saying that he had business with the Maharajah of Baithopoor about some precious stones , but that he would be ready to go with me to call on Mr. Currie Ghyrkins at ten o'clock , or soon after . I had been thinking a great deal about the events of the previous evening , and I was looking forward to my next meeting with Isaacs with intense interest . After what had passed , nothing could be such a test of his true feelings as the visit to Miss Westonhaugh , which we proposed to make together , and I promised myself to lose no gesture , no word , no expression , which might throw light on the question that interested me -- whether such a union were practical , possible , and wise . At the appointed time , therefore , I was ready , and we mounted and sallied forth into the bright autumn day .