two o'clock
My patroness , too , might hear of him , and not approve . On the whole , I resolved to leave the Avenger behind . It was the afternoon coach by which I had taken my place , and , as winter had now come round , I should not arrive at my destination until two or three hours after dark . Our time of starting from the Cross Keys was two o'clock . I arrived on the ground with a quarter of an hour to spare , attended by the Avenger , -- if I may connect that expression with one who never attended on me if he could possibly help it . At that time it was customary to carry Convicts down to the dock-yards by stage-coach . As I had often heard of them in the capacity of outside passengers , and had more than once seen them on the high road dangling their ironed legs over the coach roof , I had no cause to be surprised when Herbert , meeting me in the yard , came up and told me there were two convicts going down with me .