the hour of ten o’clock
Spare no money . I 'll make it right . Do n't linger a minute now . '' Major Alan Hawke was gayly buoyant as the horses trotted back to Ram Lal Singh 's , where he proposed to await the hour of ten o'clock . `` I fancy , my lady , that you , too , will pay toll , as well as Hugh Johnstone , '' he murmured . `` You shall pay for all you get , and pay as you go . '' He cheerfully dined alone in Ram Lal 's little business sanctum , and listened to the measured disclosures of the Hindu in return for the fifty-pound note .