ten o'clock
It was an animated day , and Hamilton was the life of the company . He had no time for thought until night . His wife retired early , with a headache ; the boys had subsided even earlier . At ten o'clock Angelica went to the piano , and Hamilton threw himself into a long chair on the terrace and clasped his hands behind his head . `` So , '' he thought , `` the end has come . My work is over , I suppose . Personally , I am of no account .