five o'clock
His first thoughts were that he was followed and was lost . He quickly collected himself , suppressed his excitement , and seizing a piece of paper , scribbled these words on it with a lead pencil : `` I have no money , but do not desire to owe anything . The inclosed diamond pin will fully pay for my bill . I was ashamed to acknowledge this , and therefore left at five o'clock . '' After he had attached the pin to the paper , he opened the door and crawled up the chimney with the agility of a chimney-sweep . Here , however , the difficulty was to continue his way without being perceived by any one . He therefore returned and entered another chimney , intending to wait there until all danger was over .