the hour of nine
Mr. Jinks further desired to procure an adequate revenge upon his friend O'Brallaghan . To overwhelm with defeat and dismay the party to which his enemy belonged , was not enough -- any common man could invent so plain a course as that . It was Mr. Jinks ' boast , privately , and to himself be it understood , that he would arrange the details of an original and refined revenge -- a revenge which should , in equal degree , break down the strength and spirit of his enemy , and elevate the inventor to the niche of a great creative genius . By the hour of nine that night all was arranged ; and , after laboring for an hour or more at some mysterious employment , in the secresy of his apartment , Mr. Jinks descended , and ordered Fodder to be saddled . Under his arm he carried a bundle of some size ; and this bundle was placed carefully before him on the animal . This done , Mr. Jinks went forth cautiously into the night . Let us follow him .