about eight o'clock in the
evening
`` No , '' replied he , `` this is not one of my hungry days ; I find so many who will give me nothing to eat that when I get the offer of a meal I always eat whether I am hungry or not , and I have been in luck to-day , for I have eaten five meals since morning ; and now I must lose no more time , for I have important business with the Governor of Canada and must reach Quebec to-morrow . '' I regarded the poor crazy being with a feeling of pity , as he walked wearily onward , and even the high-heeled boot did not conceal a painful limp in his gait . But I had not seen the last of him yet . Some six months after , as I was visiting a friend who lived several miles distant , who should walk in , about eight o'clock in the evening , but the `` unfortunate man . '' There had been a slight shower of rain , but not enough to account for the drenched state of his clothing . `` How did you get so wet ? '' enquired Mr. -- .