two o'clock
`` Bring me the Inter-State National check-book , and pen and ink . '' When he had the book he wrote eight checks , the first for fifty thousand , the next five for one hundred thousand each , the last two for two hundred and fifty thousand each . `` The first check , '' he said , `` you may use whenever you like . The others , except the last two , will be good after two o'clock to-day . The last two can be used any time after eleven to-morrow . And -- do n't forget ! I 'm supposed to be hopelessly ill -- but then , no one must know you 've seen me or know anything about me .