ten
o'clock
Taking out his flask , he drained its contents , and then threw it into the wood . It whistled ominously as it cut its way through the air and fell with a crash against a bowlder . He drew out his watch and struck a match to see the dial . It was ten o'clock . His victim could not be long now , for Henley never remained late at the store . `` Ah , what was that ? Surely it was a man 's whistle , and Henley 's whistle was a well-known and merry characteristic of himself .