ten o'clock
But tonight he had no joy in the noise . More than once , as he slouched restlessly round the room , the notion of asking her to stop suggested itself , but he forbore to put it into action . Once he busied himself for a time in kneeling before his safe , and scrutinizing in detail the papers in one of the bundles it contained . At last -- it was after ten o'clock , and the music above had ceased -- the welcome sounds of cab-wheels without , and then of the door-bell , came to dispel his fidgeting suspense . On the instant he straightened himself , and his face rearranged its expression . He fastened upon the door of the room the controlled , calm glance of one who is easily confident about what is to happen . `` Quaker-looking '' was not an inapt phrase for the person whom the maid ushered into the room through this door .