ten o'clock
It would have roused suspicion at once . They would begin to poke their noses into my private affairs , and discover who I really was ; they might arrest me for false pretences ; and so , with elevated head , the carriage of a millionaire , and hands thrust under my coat-tails , I stride out of the guard-house . The sun shone warmly , early as it was . It was ten o'clock , and the traffic in Young 's Market was in full swing . Which way should I take ? I slapped my pockets and felt for my manuscript . At eleven I would try and see the editor .