eleven o'clock in the morning
I was not possessed of so large a sum ; but being anxious not to wrong the Quaker , whose quiet demeanor completely won my confidence , I produced one hundred and fifty dollars , which he accepted , saying it was much more than he expected . My political companion said the air of contentment with which he accepted the reduced sum , was in every way becoming , and bespoke him a worthy gentleman . As a precaution I took a receipt for the amount , which Greely Hanniford -LRB- for such was the Quaker 's name -RRB- signed , and took his departure . My companion said he would do himself the honor of calling upon me at eleven o'clock in the morning , an earlier hour being considered very unfashionable among military men . He would then , if necessary , bear testimony to the transaction . It was now twelve o'clock , and bearing me company as far as the Astor House steps , he exchanged civilities and took his departure , having first slipped a card into my hand , upon which was inscribed in neat letters , ` General Fopp , 32 Pleasant-side Row . ' Pleasant-side Row being a mystery to me , I retired to bed thinking of my first night 's adventure in our modern Babylon , and awoke early in the morning to regret that delay in the pursuit of my mission might cause grievous injury to the nation . ''