About four o'clock
But when Mr Myson , calm and proud , escorted him down to the machine-room , and the Marinoni threw a folded pink _ Daily _ almost into his hands , and it looked exactly like a real newspaper , and he saw one of his own descriptive articles in it , and he reflected that he was an owner of it -- then Denry was attracted and delighted , and his heart beat . For this pink thing was the symbol and result of the whole affair , and had the effect of a miracle on him . And he said to himself , never guessing how many thousands of men had said it before him , that a newspaper was the finest toy in the world . About four o'clock the publisher , in shirt sleeves and an apron , came up to Mr Myson and respectfully asked him to step into the publishing office . Mr Myson stepped into the publishing office and Denry with him , and they there beheld a small ragged boy with a bleeding nose and a bundle of _ Dailys _ in his wounded hand . `` Yes , '' the boy sobbed ; `` and they said they 'd cut my eyes out and plee -LSB- play -RSB- marbles wi ' 'em , if they cotched me in Crown Square agen , '' And he threw down the papers with a final yell . The two directors learnt that the delicate threat had been uttered by four _ Signal _ boys , who had objected to any fellow-boys offering any paper other than the _ Signal _ for sale in Crown Square or anywhere else .