ten o'clock
If he had not been robbed of nearly the whole of his small capital , he would , first , have gone about the city , which was entirely new to him . But , with less than four dollars between himself and utter destitution , he felt that he had no time for sight-seeing . It was necessary that he should get to work as soon as possible . He waited till ten o'clock , thinking it possible that the heads of the firm might not reach the counting-room till about that time . It was now eight o'clock only . He had two hours , therefore , to look about him . `` Shine yer boots ? ''