two o'clock
Should he succeed in seeing Captain Cannonby ? He awaited the fiat with feverish heat ; and wished the fast express engine would travel faster . The terminus gained at last , a hansom took him to Dr. Cannonby 's . It was half-past two o'clock . He leaped out of the cab and rang , entering the hall when the door was opened . `` Can I see Dr. Cannonby ? '' `` The doctor 's just gone out , sir .