ten o'clock
Then I slipped out of the room . I stepped in through my own door and closed it after me . Young Mallory , with his watch in his hand , swung about from the window and faced me . `` Well , it 's ten o'clock -- and nothing 's settled ! '' `` It is settled , '' was my answer . I led him across the quiet hall to the half-lit back room . I saw his startled and groping motion .