seven o’clock
he muttered ; `` I did not zink he was zief as well . '' It is hardly wonderful that he arrived at Brierley station in anything but an amiable frame of mind . There , to his great annoyance and surprise , he found no signs of Sir Richard 's carriage ; there were no stables near , and , after fuming for some time on the platform , he was forced to leave his luggage with the station-master and proceed on foot to Brierley Park . He arrived shortly before seven o'clock , after a dark and muddy tramp , and , still swearing under his breath , pulled the bell with indignant energy . `` I am ze Baron von Blitzenberg , bot zere vas no carriage at ze station , '' he informed the butler in his haughtiest tones . The man looked at him suspiciously . `` The Baron arrived this morning , '' he said .