About two o'clock
Dandy , having turned a corner of the road , desired the driver to stop and observe whether they entered or not ; and the latter having satisfied himself that they did -- `` Now , '' said Dandy , `` let us wait where we are till we see whether the chaise returns or not ; if it does , all 's right , and I know what I know . '' In a few minutes the empty chaise started once more for Dublin , followed , as before , by the redoubtable Dulcimer , who entered the city a much more important person than when he left it . Knowledge , as Bacon says , is power . About two o'clock the stranger was dressed , had breakfasted , and having ordered a car , proceeded to Constitution Hill . As he went up the street , he observed the numbers of the houses as well as he could , for some had numbers and some had not . Among the latter was that he sought for , and he was consequently obliged to inquire . At length he found it , and saw by a glance that it was one of those low lodging-houses to which country folks of humble rank -- chapmen , hawkers , pedlers , and others of a , similar character -- resort .