about six o'clock
I 've known him a long time now , sir , and I will say I never saw such another gentleman ON THE WAY , though there is Mr. Byerly and many others that are all very gentlemanlike -- but bless you , sir , they do it nothing like the Colonel , so I do not wish him to be wronged . '' `` Of course not , '' answered Wilton ; `` but tell me , landlord , had he heard of this unfortunate business of the lady being carried off , before he went ? '' `` Lord bless you , no , sir , '' replied the man -- `` I only heard of it myself an hour ago . But one of our people was talking with a waterman just above there , and he said that there was a covered barge -- like a gentleman 's barge -- came down at a great rate , about six o'clock ; and he vowed that he heard somebody moaning and crying in it ; but likely that is not true , for he never said a word till after he heard of the Duke 's young lady having been whipped up . '' Wilton obtained easily the name and address of the waterman , and finding that there was no chance whatever of gaining any further intelligence of Green , or any means of communicating with him at an earlier period than the following night , he took his leave of the good host , and rose to depart . The landlord , however , stopped him for a moment . `` Stay a bit , Master Brown , '' he said .