ten o’clock
He was soon initiated into his work , and it was much easier than he had expected . Mr. Depaw , of course , started him very gradually , so that he learned as he went along . Every morning at eight o'clock he was in the library with Mr. Depaw , taking dictation , and receiving instructions for the day . They remained together here until ten o'clock , when Mr. Depaw either walked or drove to his office . Archie always accompanied him , and took charge of some of the mail there , attending to it during the morning . Then at noon he returned to the house , where he spent the afternoon in writing the letters which had been dictated in the morning , and in doing various things for Mr. Depaw . The evenings he always had to himself , and he had no difficulty in finding enough to do at home without going out .