twelve o’clock
`` But I would n't want her to see me , '' he thought , `` not while I am so miserable , and feeling so discouraged . '' For Archie was beginning to wonder if he had n't made a mistake in leaving home , whether he had not been overconfident and hot-headed . But he decided to try it a few days more , that is , if he could manage to live for that length of time in the city . At twelve o'clock he was walking up and down the street , which was still bright with millions of lights , though the crowds had gone home from the theatres , and the restaurants were beginning to be less popular . He was still wondering how he was going to find a place to sleep , when he was accosted by a policeman , and taken into a doorway . `` I 've been watching you , '' said the officer , `` and I want to know why you are walking up and down the street at this time of night . '' Archie could have cried from fright , but he remembered that he was under suspicion , so decided to tell the policeman his whole story , and perhaps he could help him out in some way .