nine in the morning
It was an interesting sight to watch police-constable Number 666 as he went through the performance of his arduous duties that day at the Regent Circus in Oxford Street . To those who are unacquainted with London , it may be necessary to remark that this circus is one of those great centres of traffic where two main arteries cross and tend to cause so much obstruction , that complete stoppages would become frequent were it not for the admirable management of the several members of the police force who are stationed there to keep order . The `` Oxford Circus , '' as it is sometimes called , is by no means the largest or most crowded of such crossings , nevertheless the tide of traffic is sufficiently strong and continuous there to require several police-constables on constant duty . When men are detailed for such `` Fixed-Point '' duty they go on it for a month at a time , and have different hours from the other men , namely , from nine in the morning till five in the afternoon . We have said it was interesting to watch our big hero , Number 666 , in the performance of his arduous duties . He occupied the crossing on the city side of the circus . It was a magnificent afternoon , and all the metropolitan butterflies were out .