ten o'clock
And then it mewed more than ever . And on the Saturday morning , when people were a little timid about going out , because the Dragon had no regular hour for calling , the Manticora went up and down the streets and drank all the milk that was left in the cans at the doors for people 's teas , and it ate the cans as well . And just when it had finished the very last little halfpenny worth , which was short measure , because the milkman 's nerves were quite upset , the Red Dragon came down the street looking for the Manticora . It edged off when it saw him coming , for it was not at all the Dragon-fighting kind ; and , seeing no other door open , the poor , hunted creature took refuge in the General Post Office , and there the Dragon found it , trying to conceal itself among the ten o'clock mail . The Dragon fell on the Manticora at once , and the mail was no defense . The mewings were heard all over the town . All the kitties and the milk the Manticora had had seemed to have strengthened its mew wonderfully .