ten o'clock
Now that there was really a fair chance of success , it must not be missed . He sat down and began to eat some of the bread . It at least did not disgust him like the rest of the prison food , and he must eat something to keep up his strength . He had better lie down a bit , too , and try to get a little sleep ; it would not be safe to begin filing before ten o'clock , and he would have a hard night 's work . And so , after all , the Padre had been thinking of letting him escape ! That was like the Padre . But he , for his part , would never consent to it .