ten o'clock precisely
It was the fourteenth of February , Valentine 's Day , 1828 -- one not of good omen for the Plaintiff . -LCB- 26 -RCB- The Defendant 's party was rather gloomy at breakfast , when Perker , by wave of encouraging his client , uttered some _ dicta _ as to the chances of the Jury having had a good breakfast `` Discontented or hungry jurymen , my dear Sir , always find for the Plaintiff . '' `` Bless my heart , '' said Mr. Pickwick , looking very blank , `` What do they do that for ! '' The party then got into hackney coaches and was driven to the Guildhall , where the case was to be tried at ten o'clock precisely . -LSB- Picture : Exterior of the Guildhall Court . -- Now City Museum -RSB- -LSB- Picture : Interior of the Guildhall , Court , circa 1830 . -LRB- From an original drawing by T. Allen . -RRB- -RSB-