five o’clock
`` Never mind the woman , '' growled Sapt . `` Are you ready to start ? '' `` Yes , '' said I , with a sigh . It was five o'clock , and at twelve I should be no more than Rudolf Rassendyll . I remarked on it in a joking tone . `` You 'll be lucky , '' observed Sapt grimly , `` if you 're not the late Rudolf Rassendyll . By Heaven !