10 P.M.
He listened to the tritest saying that fell from the lips of our extraordinary companion with devotional rapture , and secretly took down notes of his conversation . I fancy that the extraordinary man saw this , and was a little pleased with it . When the train reached the junction , we assembled in the waiting room for the connection . It was then 10 P.M. , and as the train , we heard , was likely to be very late , owing to something wrong in the lines , I spread my bed on the table and was about to lie down for a comfortable doze , when the extraordinary person deliberately set about spinning the following yarn . Of course , I could get no sleep that night . When , owing to a disagreement about some questions of administrative policy , I threw up my post at Junagarh , and entered the service of the Nizam of Hydria , they appointed me at once , as a strong young man , collector of cotton duties at Barich . Barich is a lovely place .