two
o’clock in the afternoon
He was contented there , plenty to eat , and he slept well -- so he did not complain . All that seemed probable ; and , amidst the mirth and excitement of the spectators , the judge adjourned the trial until the story could be investigated and verified . * * * * * The following facts were at once established by an examination of the prison records : Eight weeks before a man named Baudru Désiré had slept at the Dépôt . He was released the next day , and left the Dépôt at two o'clock in the afternoon . On the same day at two o'clock , having been examined for the last time , Arsène Lupin left the Dépôt in a prison-van . Had the guards made a mistake ? Had they been deceived by the resemblance and carelessly substituted this man for their prisoner ?