Ten o'clock
She was shocked by this interruption , and seemed to wonder . `` What time is it ? '' -- the plaintive thin voice of the child , sinking back unhappily into sleep , asked this last question . `` Ten o'clock , '' answered the mother more softly . Then she must have bent down and kissed the children . Matthews beckoned to the men to come away . They put on their caps and took up the stretcher .