five o'clock in the evening
` You know I will , ' she says ; ` but we must not be seen together like this , or they will suspect something . ' '' ` True , ' says he , ` but I want to know how things are goin ' on . ' Then he stopped a minit , and a thought seemed to strike him . ` Miss Staggles , my friend , ' he says , ` watch her closely , and meet me here on New Year 's Day , at five o'clock in the evening . It 's dark then , and everybody will be indoors . ' '' `` Then , yer honour , they went away together , and I was on the look-out for you all day yesterday . '' There was much in Simon 's story to think about , and for a time all was mystery to me .