about six o’clock
He found what would suit him in the Rue de l'Arcade , which was equally far from the House of Justice as it was from his former lodgings . Here he would be safe for at least twenty-four hours , after which he might have to shift again . But for the moment the landlord of the miserable apartment was over-willing to make no fuss and ask no questions , for the sake of the money which this aristo in disguise dispensed with a lavish hand . Having taken possession of his new quarters and snatched a few hours of sound , well-deserved rest , until the time when the shades of evening and the darkness of the streets would make progress through the city somewhat more safe , Blakeney sallied forth at about six o'clock having a threefold object in view . Primarily , of course , the threefold object was concentrated on Armand . There was the possibility of finding out at the young man 's lodgings in Montmartre what had become of him ; then there were the usual inquiries that could be made from the registers of the various prisons ; and , thirdly , there was the chance that Armand had succeeded in sending some kind of message to Blakeney 's former lodgings in the Rue St. Germain l'Auxerrois . On the whole , Sir Percy decided to leave the prison registers alone for the present .