about ten o'clock
He was delighted with this idea of economizing . He liked the idea of self-punishment that it involved , and as he had never denied himself anything in his life , the novelty of the idea charmed him . He rolled over to sleep , feeling very much happier in his mind than he had been before his determination was taken , and quite eager to begin on the morrow . He arose very early , about ten o'clock , and recalled his idea of economy for a month , as a saving clause to his having lost a month 's spending money . He was in the habit of taking his coffee and rolls and a parsley omelette , at Delmonico 's every morning . He decided that he would start out on his road of economy by omitting the omelette and ordering only a pot of coffee . By some rare intuition he guessed that there were places up-town where things were cheaper than at his usual haunt , only he did not know where they were .