one o'clock
Our not finding them does not prove they did not exist . '' And there I made an error ; half confidences are always mistakes . I could not tell of the broken chain in Alison West 's gold purse . It was one o'clock when Hotchkiss finally left . We had by that time arranged a definite course of action -- Hotchkiss to search Sullivan 's rooms and if possible find evidence to have him held for larceny , while I went to Cresson . Strangely enough , however , when I entered the train the following morning , Hotchkiss was already there . He had bought a new note-book , and was sharpening a fresh pencil .