two o’clock
Before it came to that he was determined to pay out his last sovereign . On paying the thirty thousand pounds it was found that there were only two bags left of two thousand pounds each . The other man who had waited stood calmly , while the one who had been paid was making arrangements about conveying his money away . It was now two o'clock . The stranger said quietly to the clerk opposite that he wanted gold . `` How much ? '' said the clerk , with the same blandness .