one o'clock
With this , he unlocked a safe that stood against the wall , chucked the L. 14,000 in , and shammed the iron door sharply ; and , as it closed upon the Cash with a clang , the parlour door burst open as if by concert , and David Dodd stood on the threshold , looking terrible . His ruddy colour was all gone , and he seemed black and white with anger and anxiety ; and out of this blanched yet lowering face his eyes glowed like coals , and roved keenly to and fro between the banker and the clerk . A thunder-cloud of a man . JAMES MAXLEY came out of the bank that morning with nine hundred and four pounds buttoned up tight in the pocket of his leather breeches , a joyful man ; and so to his work , and home at one o'clock to dinner . At 2 P.M. he was thoughtful ; uneasy at 3 ; wretched at 3.30 . He was gardener as well as capitalist , and Mr. Hardie owed him 30s . for work .