ten o'clock in the morning
Never had life appeared so hard , so full of pain and care . Looking at the face of Walter , which she had always thought so noble and so good , -- the index to a soul striving , though sometimes but feebly , yet striving always after what was highest and best , -- looking at his face then , and seeing it so shadowed by the bitterness of his lot , her own simple faith for the moment seemed to fail . ` You saw him , then , this morning , and I hope you admired him , ' said Walter , with harsh scorn . ` Reeking with drink , speaking thick through it at ten o'clock in the morning ! What chance has a fellow with a father like that ? Ten to one , I go over to drink myself one of these days . Well , I might do worse .