ten o'clock
He thought maybe the first thing to do was to see Netse . From the sounds he thought the two girls across the hall were getting ready to go out . He lay down on the bed to rest . At ten o'clock they left , jabbering . It was good to hear Earth-people talk , even if it was French , which he did n't understand . As soon as the front door closed after the girls he tiptoed across the hall and tried the doorknob . It was locked .