about midnight
A long train of empty goods wagons was just pulling out and I threw my bag into a wagon and climbed after it . We kept going for an hour or so until I was thoroughly lost , then I took advantage of a stop at a place that seemed to be the end of terrestrial things , got out and started across country . I expressed my bag to you the other day from a town that rejoiced in the cheering name of Kokomo , just to get rid of it . I walked into Annandale about midnight , found this medieval marvel through the kindness of the station-master and was reconnoitering with my usual caution when I saw a gentleman romantically entering through an open window . '' Larry paused to light a fresh cigarette . `` You always did have a way of arriving opportunely . Go on ! ''