Ten o'clock
We both obeyed him to the letter , and I saw him pass something from the hollow of the hand that held his stick into the palm of the captain 's , which closed upon it instantly . `` And now that 's done , '' said the blind man , and at the words he suddenly left hold of me , and with incredible accuracy and nimbleness , skipped out of the parlor and into the road , where , as I stood motionless , I could hear his stick go tap-tap-tapping into the distance . It was some time before either I or the captain seemed to gather our senses ; but at length , and about the same moment , I released his wrist , which I was still holding , and he drew in his hand , and looked sharply into the palm . `` Ten o'clock ! '' he cried . `` Six hours ! We 'll do them yet ! ''