eleven o'clock
It was obvious that Jill must go to deal with the immigrant when the latter had been identified , but she could not be expected to effect the identification . I was unanimously chosen for this responsible task , but I refused point-blank to make the attempt single-handed . I argued with reason that it was more than one man could do , and that the performance of what was , after all , a highly delicate operation must be shared by Berry . After a titanic struggle the latter gave in , with the result that Jill and he and I had left London by the eleven o'clock train . This was due to arrive at Dover at two minutes to one , so that we should have time for lunch and to spare before the boat came in . But that was not all . The coming of Jonah 's _ protégée _ made it impossible for my sister to engage Pauline Roper out of hand .