six in the morning
The stones , unset as they were , could never be identified , never be claimed . The channel by which they had come to my hands could never be traced . To all intents they were mine ; mine , to do with as I pleased ! Fifteen thousand crowns , perhaps twenty thousand crowns , and I to leave at six in the morning , whether I would or no ! I might leave for Spain with the jewels in my pocket . Why not ? I confess I was tempted .