eleven o’clock in the morning
The woman told him that it was only about fifteen miles to New York , and that after he had walked about six of them he could take a trolley-car and ride the remainder of the distance for five cents . So he thanked her for her kindness , and promised to let her know how he succeeded in the city , for the woman was much interested in his future . He felt almost sorry to leave the home-like place , but the prospect of reaching the city this very day was enough to make him anxious to be off . He covered the six miles to the trolley-car before eleven o'clock in the morning , and then in an hour and a quarter more the trolley landed him in lower New York . His sensations as he was whirled along the smooth pavements , past beautiful buildings and handsome residences , may be better imagined than described . After looking forward to this day for so long , he was almost overcome at the realisation of his hopes , and took the utmost delight in everything about him . When the car stopped at the terminus of the line , he got out and walked up the busiest street in the neighbourhood .