One o'clock
`` Well , then , _ carve _ your way , boy ? '' `` Oh , yes , sir , I mean to try . I say , uncle , what time is it ? '' `` One o'clock , my boy , '' said the doctor , heartily ; `` the commencement of another and I hope a brighter day . '' Trivial as Vane 's discovery may seem , it was the result of long months and study of applied science , and certain dearly bought experiences , and though Mr Deering blamed himself for not having noticed the little addition which had thwarted all his plans and brought him to the verge of ruin , he frankly avowed over and over again that he was indebted to his old friend 's nephew for his rescue from such a perilous strait . He was off back to town that same day , and in a week the doctor , who was beginning to shake his head and feel doubtful whether he ought to expect matters to turn out so well , received a letter from the lawyer , to say that there would be no need to call upon him for the money for which he had been security . `` But I do not feel quite safe yet , Vane , my boy , '' he said , `` and I shall not till I really see the great success .