ten o'clock
Let us go aboard at once . The main biz is done . It 's a dead sure cinch , Horatio . '' No move was made on board until ten o'clock . The place was then as still as a country church-yard , and scarcely a light was to be seen in any of the houses when Handy and his company took possession of the lot and began the preliminaries for the following day 's operations . A few hours of energetic work and the tent was set up , and later on the stage properties , costumes and musical instruments were all safely lodged under the cover of the canvas . Two of the organization remained on guard and the others returned to the _ Gem _ .