eight o'clock
He looked at the sweet girlish face and thought , not of her , but of Alice . Next morning he was up early , for he knew that a busy day was before him . The last thing before retiring , and the first thing upon getting up , he examined his inside vest pocket , to see if that precious letter , that priceless trust that he had given his knightly word to deliver , was safe . He breakfasted early , and eight o'clock found him in Bowdoin Square , at the corner of Green and Chardon Streets . His first visit was to a safe manufactory , a few doors from the corner , where he purchased one for the firm of Strout & Maxwell . After traversing both sides of Friend Street , he finally settled upon two horses , stout country roadsters , and left an order for their shipment to Eastborough Centre , when they were notified that the wagons were ready . He bought the wagons in Sudbury Street .