Quarter to nine
He relayed this information to the actual chief of the local service , from whom he had borrowed his men . There was no protest . Green spectacles . Quarter to nine he and Kitty entered a subway car and found a corner to themselves , while Karlov 's agent was content with a strap in the crowded end of the car . Karlov for once had outthought Cutty . He had withdrawn his watchers , confident that after a day or so his unknown opponent would withdraw his . During the lull Karlov matured his plans , then resumed operations , calculating that he would have some forty-odd hours ' leeway .