the hour of ten
If you can manage to act as if you were accustomed to the place and just leave all the talking to me , we ought to get along first-rate . Do n't be astonished at anything you see , and trust me for the rest ; that 's all . '' They alighted , and he dismissed the taxicab . Some clock in the neighbourhood struck the hour of ten . `` Good ! we shall be in time , '' muttered the detective , and led the way down the street and round a corner or so , till they came to a block darker than the rest , and much less noisy . It had a sinister look , and George , who is brave enough under all ordinary circumstances , was glad that his companion wore a badge and carried a whistle .