About ten o'clock
`` Well , seein 's you do n't need that coal , Jennie , I guess I 'll mosey along and see if I c 'n be any help to Amos . This jest goes to show what an ijit I 'd ha ' been to let my pipe go out . '' Courtney Thane hung over the little stove in his room , shivering as with a chill . About ten o'clock some one knocked at his door . He started up from the chair , his gaze fixed on the door . With an effort he pulled himself together and inquired who was there . `` Is there anything I can do for you , Mr. Thane ? ''