One o'clock
Just because no one had invited him to the party did n't mean that he could n't invite himself . He would have to hurry , though -- he had a lot of things to do , and time was running out . Noon found him on the highway again , his business transacted , his affairs settled , Zarathustra sitting beside him on the seat . One o'clock found him driving into Valleyview ; two-five found him turning down a familiar street . He would have to leave his car behind him , but that was all right . Leaving it to rust away in a ghost town was better than selling it to some opportunistic dealer for a sum he would have no use for anyway . He parked it by the curb , and after getting his suitcase out of the trunk , walked up to the front door of Number 23 .