about a quarter after noon
He had never seen the stranger till he met him that morning in State House Circle inquiring for Mr. Carvel , and had been given a shilling to gallop after me . Impatient as I was to be gone , I sat me down in the coffee room , thinking every minute the man must return , and strongly apprehensive that Captain Daniel must be in some grave predicament . That the favour he asked was of such a nature as I , and not my grandfather , could best fulfil . At length , about a quarter after noon , my man comes in with Mr. Claude close behind him . I liked his looks less than his description , and the moment I clapped eyes on him I knew that Captain Daniel had never chose such a messenger . `` This is Mr. Richard Carvel , '' said Mr. Claude . The fellow made me a low bow , which I scarcely returned .