four o'clock
Early in the morning he engaged a most respectable glass-coach to convey him westward in the evening , in something like style ; and before noon , his anxieties were set at rest by the punctual arrival of various articles of dress , decoration , and scent -- for Titmouse had a great idea of scents . As for his new watch and its brilliant gold guard-chain -- ambitious reader ! you should have seen them ! About half-past four o'clock Titmouse retired to his bedroom , and resigned himself into the hands of Mr. Twirl , the tip-top hairdresser from the Strand , whose agreeable manipulations , and still more agreeable small-talk , occupied upwards of an hour ; Titmouse , from time to time , giving the anxious operator abundant notice of the high quarter in which his handiwork was likely soon to be scrutinized . `` Pray-a , can you tell me , '' quoth Titmouse , drawlingly , shortly after Twirl had commenced his operations , `` how long it will take me to get from this infernal part of the town to Grosvenor Square ? _ Dem _ long way , is n't it , Mr. What 's - your-name ? '' `` Grosvenor Square , sir ? ''