nine o'clock
Jones tried several different seats in succession , and managed to do a good deal of walking . Dawn found him on London Bridge , watching the birth of another perfect day , but without enthusiasm . He was cheerful but tired . The thought that at nine o'clock or thereabouts , he would be able to place his hands on eight thousand pounds , gave him the material for his cheerfulness . He had often read of the joy of open air life , and the freedom of the hobo ; but open air life in London , on looking back upon it , did not appeal to him . He had been twice moved on by policemen , and his next door neighbours , after the departure of the barometer man , were of a type that inspired neither liking nor trust . He heard Big Ben booming six o'clock .