nearly seven o'clock
By seven o'clock on the following morning he was on the way to New York , leaving Matt to open the store alone . This the young auctioneer did , and as trade was very quiet , Matt spent the time in cleaning up such goods as had been handled , and tidying up generally . Compared with the day before , the street was almost deserted , but during the noon hour , when people were going to and coming from dinner , Matt managed to start up a sale which lasted until nearly two o'clock , and by which he disposed of over three dollars ' worth of goods at a good profit . It was nearly seven o'clock when Andy returned . He had rushed matters in New York , but had bought several bargains , especially one in imitation cut glassware , which , when it arrived the next day , made a pretty showing in the window . They remained in Plainfield two days longer , and then loaded their wagon once more and started on the road . They made brief stops at Bound Brook and Somerville , doing fairly well at both places , and then , just ten days after leaving the city , struck Flemington .