seven in the evening
He was annoyed . Perhaps if Léon , nicknamed Nonet , had not been transferred he would by now have obtained pertinent clues to the dock 's affair . After having enjoined Michel to devise a new disguise which allowed him to mix once more with the Band of Cyphers and going back to `` The Good Comrades , '' Juve went down to the basement to supervise the workmen , who were now back ; while Michel busied himself with the inventory of the papers found in Doctor Chaleck 's study . * * * * * On leaving the house toward half-past seven in the evening Juve went slowly down to the Rue des Martyrs , pondering over the occurrences which for several days had succeeded each other with such startling rapidity . As he reached the boulevards the bawling of newsboys attracted his attention . An ominous headline was displayed in the papers the crowd was struggling for . `` ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT .