midnight
There were a few papers containing notes and memoranda ; a small camera and films ; a blank book to which he transferred his daily experiences , observations and impressions ; a small medicine case ; tobacco and cigarettes ; a flask of brandy ; copies of Galworthy 's `` Man of Property '' and Hutchinson 's `` Happy Warrior '' ; wearing apparel , and a revolver . His purse and private papers rarely were off his person . If the little book-agent spent three-quarters of an hour in the room he managed most effectually to cover up all traces of his visit . Barnes did not go to sleep until long after midnight . He now regarded himself as definitely committed to a combination of sinister and piquant enterprises , not the least of which was the determination to find out all there was to know about the mysterious young woman at Green Fancy . His operations along any line of endeavour were bound to be difficult , perhaps hazardous . Every movement that he made would be observed and reported ; his every step followed .