ten in the morning
The words literally stupefied the detective . If the man at the Royal Palace wore 18-inch collars , he was certainly not Fandor , whose neck was very slender . The journalist wore size 14-1/2 . * * * * * One hour later -- it was then half-past ten in the morning -- Juve arrived at the Royal Palace . He did not attempt to send up his card to the King , but contented himself with gathering what information he could from among his colleagues who were stationed about the hotel . `` The deuce ! '' he cried , twenty minutes later .