ten o'clock
Then shaking back his hair as if he would shake back his thoughts with it , he started suddenly to his feet and said , laughingly : -- `` Now , young Damon , to Michaud 's -- to Michaud 's , with what speed we may ! Farewell to ` Tempe and the vales of Arcady , ' and hey for civilization , and a swallow-tailed coat ! '' I noticed , however , that before we left the room , he put the little note tenderly away in a drawer of his desk , and locked it with a tiny gold key that hung upon his watch-chain . At ten o'clock on Monday evening , Dalrymple called for me , and by ten o'clock , thanks to the great Michaud and other men of genius , I presented a faultless exterior . My friend walked round me with a candle , and then sat down and examined me critically . `` By Jove ! '' said he , `` I do n't believe I should have known you !