About a quarter to seven
If I rang twice , he was to show the gentleman out . If I rang once , he was to keep out of the way , and follow the gentleman whereever he went till he got back to the inn . Those were the only preparations I could make to begin with ; being obliged to wait , and let myself be guided by what turned up . About a quarter to seven my gentleman came . In the profession of the law we get somehow quite remarkably mixed up with ugly people , blackguard people , and dirty people . But far away the ugliest and dirtiest blackguard I ever saw in my life was Mr. Alfred Davager . He had greasy white hair and a mottled face .