eight o'clock
It 's a funny thing about that brown mark which came off on his handkerchief after he wiped his mustache . Still , I 've known men to use such stuff to give them a healthy color , though this chap did n't look as if he needed it . And he said he suffered from a chest complaint . '' * * * * * At eight o'clock Jack was up and splashing in his bath , a custom that he hugely enjoyed , winter and summer . He had come home the night before by the last train , after dining with some friends he had picked up , and spending an hour with them at the Alhambra . He dressed himself with unusual care and discrimination , selecting a suit of dark brown tweeds that matched his complexion , and a scarf with a good bit of red in it . Prepared for him in the studio , and presided over by Alphonse in a white apron , were rolls and coffee , eggs and bacon .