eight o'clock the evening of the
first of February
Perhaps I 'll be able to manage . A big dose of salt water does n't hurt me . To-day is the twenty-fifth . If we reach Hoboken at eight o'clock the evening of the first of February , I can appear for my act in perfect serenity at nine o'clock ; but that frail blossom of yours ca n't . She will certainly need a few days to recover from the hardships of this trip . '' The three men entered the smoking-room . Frederick had already recognised the voice as belonging to the man without arms , who , he learned later , from Hahlström , was a world-renowned celebrity .