ten o'clock
Oh , how the sun did beat and shiver , and shake down into the breathless valley ! The cattle were restless , and the men had had a hard day . David was weary ; his heart was not in the work ; he was glad it was his last watch . It began at ten o'clock , and would end at midnight . The weather was gloomy , and the few stars which shone between the rifts of driving clouds just served to outline the mass of sleeping cattle . The air also was surcharged with electricity , though there had been no lightning . `` I would n't wonder ef we have a ` run ' to-night , '' said one of the men .