six o'clock
Do something to save her ! Do something to save my little Starr ! '' Over and over the prayer prayed itself without seeming thought or volition on his part , as he went from place to place , faithfully , keenly , step by step , searching out what he needed to know . At last toward six o'clock , his chain of evidence led him to the door of Stuyvesant Carter 's apartments . After some delay the door was opened reluctantly a little way by a servant with an immobile mask of a face who stared at him stupidly , but finally admitted that the three men whose names he mentioned were inside . He also said that Mr. Carter was in , but could not be seen . He closed the door on the visitor and went inside again to see if any of the others would come out .