2:45
A brief wire had contained the welcome invitation , and up to the time when I had received it I had been unaware that Hilton was back in England . Moreover , beyond the fact that his house , `` Uplands , '' was near H -- , for which I was instructed to change at New Street Station , Birmingham , I had little idea of its location . But he added `` Wire train and will meet at H -- '' ; so that I had no uneasiness on that score . I had contemplated catching the 2:45 from Euston , but by the time I had got my work into something like order , I decided that the 6:55 would be more suitable and decided to dine on the train . Altogether , there was something of a rush and hustle attendant upon getting away , and when at last I found myself in the cab , bound for Euston , I sat back with a long-drawn sigh . The quest of the Prophet 's slipper was ended ; in all probability that blood-stained relic was already Eastward bound . Hassan of Aleppo , its awful guardian , had triumphed and had escaped retribution .