ten o'clock
And he 'd have done it too ! He was like that . It took a lot , and it was slow coming , but when he became angry enough , and felt justified in it , why you 'd be much safer to be some one else than the man who provoked him . After ten o'clock the dog barked , some one tapped , and father went ; he always would open the door ; you could n't make him pretend he was asleep , or not at home when he was , and there stood Mr. Pryor . He said they could see the lights and they were afraid the boy was ill , and could any of them help . Father said there was nothing they could do ; Leon was asleep . Then Mr. Pryor said : `` If he is off sound , so it wo n't disturb him , I would like to see him again . ''