half after five
But you be at the Incubator to-night at eight o'clock . If you ca n't shake Johnson , bring him , bless him . '' To this day I believe the Sam Forbeses have not recovered from the surprise of my unexpected arrival , my one appearance at dinner in Granger 's clothes , and the note on my dresser which informed them the next morning that I had folded my tents like the Arabs and silently stole away . For at half after five Johnson and I , the former as uninquisitive as ever , were on our way through the dust to the station , three miles away , and by four that afternoon we were in Washington . The journey had been uneventful . Johnson relaxed under the influence of my tobacco , and spoke at some length on the latest improvements in gallows , dilating on the absurdity of cutting out the former free passes to see the affair in operation . I remember , too , that he mentioned the curious anomaly that permits a man about to be hanged to eat a hearty meal .