seven o'clock in the
morning
* * * * * Henry , the chauffeur , paused in indecision on Baron Frederic von Fincke 's doorstep . `` You are quite certain the Baron said he would return on the night train ? '' `` Quite , '' answered the valet . `` He is due here at seven o'clock in the morning . Good night . '' `` Good night , '' echoed Henry , and turning went swiftly down the street . He stopped for a moment at a news stand , talked with the proprietor , and then turned his footsteps toward the Whitneys ' .