afternoon about four o'clock
you should see Edinburgh the sel of it , the castle , and the links , and the bonnie terraces , and the Highland men parading the streets , it is just a bit of poetry made out of builders stones . '' With the information he had received from the mate of the `` Circassia , '' and his advice and directions , Andrew had little difficulty in locating Jamie Logan . He found his name in the list of seamen sailing a steamer between New York and New Orleans ; and this steamer was then lying at her pier on the North River . It was not very hard to obtain permission to interview Jamie , and armed with this authority , he went to the ship one very hot afternoon about four o'clock . Jamie was at the hold , attending to the unshipping of cargo ; and as he lifted himself from the stooping attitude which his work demanded , he saw Andrew Binnie approaching him . He pretended , however , not to see him , and became suddenly very deeply interested in the removal of a certain case of goods . Andrew was quite conscious of the affectation , but he did not blame Jamie ; it only made him the more anxious to atone for the wrong he had done .