eight o’clock
He is n't a bad man , but he has been unlucky . '' Mike , at the request of Mr. O'Connor , showed Rodney a locker in which he could store such articles of clothing as he had with him . After that he felt more at home , and as if he were staying at a hotel though an humble one . At eight o'clock some of the boys had already gone to bed , but Mike and Rodney were among those who remained up . Rodney noticed with what kindness yet fairness the superintendent managed his unruly flock . Unruly they might have been with a different man , but he had no trouble in keeping them within bounds . It was at this time that two strangers were announced , one a New York merchant named Goodnow , the other a tall , slender man with sandy whiskers of the mutton chop pattern .