about eight o'clock
Of course I do n't mind being seen in London ; it is down there that I do n't wish to be seen . Anybody is welcome to see me till I 'm started , an ' perhaps the more people that see me the better . '' He therefore shaved , and dressed neatly and carefully ; packed his valise with the bowler hat in it , turned up the brim of the common slouch hat and wore it jauntily . The overalls were rolled in an unobtrusive brown-paper parcel to be carried under the arm ; and , having paid for his bedroom , he went out at about eight o'clock , walking boldly through the streets -- just as Mr. Dale of Rodchurch , dressed in blue serge and not in his best black coat -- Mr. Dale dressed for the holidays , with a rakish go-as-you-please soft hat instead of the ceremonious hard-brimmed bowler , and not too proud to carry his bag and parcel for himself . All straightforward now . It would be still Mr. Dale at Waterloo , depositing the bag at the cloak-room , buying a ticket , and getting into the train with his brown-paper parcel . Only Mr. Dale would get lost on the journey , and a queer shabby customer would emerge at the other end .