six o'clock in the
evening
I worry about him sometimes , but I know it is of no use doing that . The last thing he said when I bade good-bye to him was , ` Keep up your spirits , mother ' ; and I try to do so . '' The old lady went on talking about her son , and Tom , listening to her kindly attempts to draw him out of his own troubles , grew interested , and by the time they reached Winchester , where she left the train , he had shaken off his first depression . It was a long journey with several changes , and he did not arrive in Liverpool until six o'clock in the evening , having been nearly twelve hours on the road . Carry 's last injunction had been , `` Take a cab when you get to Liverpool , Tom , and drive straight down to the docks . Liverpool is a large place , and you might get directed wrong . I shall be more comfortable if I know that , at any rate , you will go straight on board . ''