Ten o'clock
At last , it began to get about , among such as were interested in the matter , that although Sydney Carton would never be a lion , he was an amazingly good jackal , and that he rendered suit and service to Stryver in that humble capacity . `` Ten o'clock , sir , '' said the man at the tavern , whom he had charged to wake him -- `` ten o'clock , sir . '' `` _ What 's _ the matter ? '' `` Ten o'clock , sir . '' `` What do you mean ? Ten o'clock at night ? '' `` Yes , sir .