ten in the evening
`` Well , Washburn , did you find your man ? '' I asked . `` I am sorry to say I did not , '' he replied . `` But I found where he boarded ; and was told he was out , and would not return before nine or ten in the evening . I shall try again early in the morning , before he goes out for the day , for he takes only his breakfast at the house where he lodges . '' `` Where does he lodge ? '' I inquired .