ten o'clock
Only five minutes of his time -- five minutes , remember -- '' and he passed out of hearing . Todd , now duly installed as co-conspirator , opened the ball the next morning at breakfast . St. George had slept late , and the hands of the marble clock marked but a few minutes of the hour of Gadgem 's expected arrival , and not a moment could be lost . `` Dat Gadgem man done come yere yisterday , '' he began , drawing out his master 's chair with an extra flourish to hide his nervousness , `` an ' he say he 's commin ' ag ` in dis mornin ' at ten o'clock . Clar to goodness it 's dat now ! I done forgot to tell ye . '' `` What does he want , Todd ? ''