one o'clock
It was no time for argument . Both Curtis and Devar read into Steingall 's muttered injunction the belief that the hunt had ended for the night . They knew that the detectives could take care of themselves , and they had scrambled through the window and made off swiftly in the direction of the waiting automobile before the despoiled Hungarian regained his feet . The hour yet wanted nearly ten minutes of being one o'clock , so the chauffeur had not budged from his post in the park . Devar told him to start the engine , and be ready to jump off without delay . Then they waited , and watched the corner of the square intersected by East Broadway , but neither Steingall nor Clancy appeared , so they judged it best to obey orders , and make for the Police Headquarters . There they washed and resumed their own clothes , an operation which consumed another quarter of an hour .