Six o'clock
Two men , each wearing a blue blouse and peaked cap , would meet her there . She must hand over the money to one of them , whilst the other would have Carissimo in his arms . The missive closed with the usual threats that if the police were mixed up in the affair , or the money not forthcoming , Carissimo would be destroyed . Six o'clock was the hour fixed by these abominable thieves for the final doom of Carissimo . It was now close on five . In a little more than an hour my last hope of five or ten thousand francs and a smile of gratitude from a pair of lovely lips would have gone , never again to return . A great access of righteous rage seized upon me .