the evening about seven o'clock
His name was Luc Baste -- a shock-haired criminal with a huge chest and a big voice , and a born filibuster . The meeting was held and a deputation was appointed to wait on Carnac at his office . Word was sent to Carnac , and he said he would see them after the work was done for the day . So in the evening about seven o'clock the deputation of six men came , headed by Luc Baste . `` Well , what is it ? '' Carnac asked calmly . Luc Baste began , not a statement of facts , but an oration on the rights of workers , their downtrodden condition and their beggarly wages .