two o'clock
It was impossible not to feel that they were my enemies , as I was sure that they were about to oppose the cherished conviction of my very heart and soul . Crasweller had sat there perfectly silent while Mr Puddlebrane had spoken of his own possible cremation . And yet Crasweller was a declared Fixed-Periodist . On the Friday , at two o'clock , the vessel sailed amidst all the plaudits which could be given by mingled kettle-drums and trumpets , and by a salvo of artillery . They were as good a set of fellows as ever wore pink-flannel clothing , and as generous as any that there are born to live upon _ pâté _ and champagne . I doubt whether there was one among them who could have earned his bread in a counting-house , unless it was Stumps the professional . When we had paid all honour to the departing vessel , I went at once to Little Christchurch , and there I found my friend in the verandah with Eva .