two o'clock
On two consecutive Saturdays the young merchant had managed to get away from him , and had been absent each time until the Monday morning . Tom knew , and the thought was a bitter one , that these days were spent in some unknown retreat in the company of Kate and of her guardian . This time at least he should not get away without revealing his destination . The two young men remained in the office until two o'clock . Then Ezra put on his hat and overcoat , buttoning it up close , for the weather was bitterly cold . Tom at once picked up his wide-awake and followed him out into Fenchurch Street , so close to his heels that the swinging door had not shut on the one before the other passed through . Ezra glanced round at him when he heard the footsteps , and gave a snarl like an angry dog .