ten o'clock
`` His Majesty is just now at the House in the Wood . '' `` Where may that be ? '' `` Not two miles beyond the town . On fine days , such as the present , he gives audience every morning , between nine and ten o'clock , in the open air , walking up and down an alley , which is called for that reason the Promenade of Audience ; and again , if no other business prevents him , at five o'clock in the afternoon , when the day grows cool . '' He pulled out a stout watch and consulted it . `` By six o'clock I must be back there , for at that time my duty begins . But if you will let me accompany you and pass you through the park gates , I will gladly hasten my return , and start -- shall we say ?