About eight o'clock
Still a beginning had to be made . He had not the flimsiest clue to direct him , but the thought occurred to him that it might be worth while to attempt to learn in what manner Bullard spent some of his evenings . Bullard , he was aware , had of late been living at Bright 's Hotel , a select and expensive establishment situated within hail of Bond Street . About eight o'clock Teddy sauntered across the lounge of Bright 's , as though looking for a friend , and glanced through the glass doors of the dining-room . To his satisfaction , he saw the man he wanted , seated at a table , alone , and not in his customary evening dress . Teddy retired , left the hotel , and at the opposite pavement engaged a taxicab . He got inside , after instructing the man to be on the alert .