ten o'clock
But , for all this , he could hardly forgive him for the Cologne and Otard depredations . Discovering that , in early life , Israel had been employed on a farm , the man of wisdom at length turned the conversation in that direction ; among other things , mentioning to his guest a plan of his -LRB- the Doctor 's -RRB- for yoking oxen , with a yoke to go by a spring instead of a bolt ; thus greatly facilitating the operation of hitching on the team to the cart . Israel was very much struck with the improvement ; and thought that , if he were home , upon his mountains , he would immediately introduce it among the farmers . About half-past ten o'clock , as they were thus conversing , Israel 's acquaintance , the pretty chambermaid , rapped at the door , saying , with a titter , that a very rude gentleman in the passage of the court , desired to see Doctor Franklin . `` A very rude gentleman ? '' repeated the wise man in French , narrowly looking at the girl ; `` that means , a very fine gentleman who has just paid you some energetic compliment . But let him come up , my girl , '' he added patriarchially .