five minutes past three
Back in town at three o'clock . '' Never had a railway journey seemed so long and tiresome to Jimmie as that comparatively short one , in a fast train , from Pevensey to London . He had a book and a newspaper , but he could not read ; he smoked like a furnace , and glared from the window at the flying landscape . He reached Victoria station at five minutes past three , and just outside the gates he met Sir Lucius . `` I barely got here -- I was afraid I 'd miss you , '' the latter exclaimed breathlessly ; his face was a more ruddy color than usual . `` I have something to tell you , '' he went on ; `` something that happened -- '' `` It 's a jolly good thing , sir , that I went down to Pevensey , '' Jimmie interrupted , as he drew his companion aside to a quieter spot . `` You 'll scarcely believe what I have found out .