Seven o'clock
The clerk informed him that no other letters had been received , nor had any applications for them been made . Returning to the Watch Below , Richard sat down and wrote a second letter home , which he shortly after posted , along with the precious packet of chewing gum for Madge . The old sailor offered him a ticket to the theater , which had been left in the restaurant for the privilege of hanging a lithograph in the window , but this the boy declined with thanks , and retired early , so as to be on hand promptly in the morning . Seven o'clock was the hour for opening at Williams & Mann 's , and five minutes before that time Richard presented himself , and was let in by the sleepy porter . The elevator was not running at this time in the day , so Richard took the narrow iron stairs , and was soon in the stock-room , where he went to work at what he had been doing the previous day until Frank Massanet arrived . `` My mother would like you to take dinner with us , '' said Frank , when he had given directions concerning how the work should go on . `` She would like to know you before she takes you as a regular boarder . ''