ten o’clock
If you _ must _ know , I did n't take the chop to-day because I have n't the money in my pocket to pay for it . You see , there was this black tie that I gave eighteenpence for ; but something else happened this morning that I 'll tell you about . `` I came down in a ` bus , as usual . You remember what muggy weather it was up to ten o'clock -- though you would n't think it , to feel the heat now . Well , the ` bus was packed , inside and out . At least , there was just room for one more inside when we pulled up by Charing Cross , and there he got in -- a boy with a stick and a bundle in a blue handkerchief . `` He was n't more than thirteen ; bound for the docks , you could tell at a glance ; and by the way he looked about you could tell as easily that in stepping outside Charing Cross station he 'd set foot on London stones for the first time .