six o'clock
He leaped out upon the floor , and began to throw himself into his clothes . He was reassured , for a moment , by seeing Northwick 's travelling-bag in the corner with his own ; but the hand-bag was gone . He rushed out , as soon as he could make himself decent , and searched every part of the boat where Northwick might probably be ; but he was not to be seen . He asked a steward how long the boat had been in ; and the steward said since six o'clock . It was then eight . Northwick was not waiting for Pinney on the wharf , and he climbed disconsolately to his hotel in the Upper Town . He bet , as a last resource , that Northwick would not be waiting there for him , to give him a pleasant surprise , and he won his disastrous wager .