ten o'clock precisely
In the midst of the second bar , the indignant one , Bawlinbuttons stopped short , petrified by poppa , who had advanced and was holding out copper coins whose usefulness we had left behind us , to the value of about fifteen cents . `` Here 's the collection , '' said poppa benevolently -- for an instant or two he was quite audible -- `` but unless you know some other tune the company wish me to say that they wo n't trouble you any further . '' There are misunderstandings that are never rectified , sometimes because a train draws up at the platform as in this case , and sometimes for other reasons , and it was natural enough that poppa should fail to comprehend Bawlinbuttons ' indignant shouts to the effect that a Kaiser should never be mistaken for an organ-grinder , merely because his tastes are musical . Neither is it likely that the various Teutons who were waiting for the information will ever understand why the announcement that the train for Saarburg , Nancy , Frankfort , and Mayence would leave at ten o'clock precisely was never completed for the third time , according to the regulation . But we have often wondered since what Bawlinbuttons did with the coppers . We divided up on the way to Mayence , and Mr. and Mrs. Malt came into the compartment with the Senator , momma , and me . Mr. Malt was unsatisfied with poppa 's revenge on Bawlinbuttons , and proposed to make things awkward further for the guard .