about seven o'clock
So , on the following morning , he found some sort of excuse to take him up , and started on his journey with the blessings of Doreen , and with very little opposition from his father , who was subdued and thankful to have got rid of Dudley with so little trouble . It was soon after three when Max arrived at Dudley Horne 's chambers in Lincoln 's Inn . Of course , Dudley was out ; so Max scribbled a note for his friend and left it on the table while he went to the Law Courts to look for him . Not finding him anywhere about , Max filled up the day in his own fashion , and returned to Dudley 's room at about seven o'clock , when he supposed that his friend would either return to dinner or look in on his way to dine elsewhere . He waited an hour , then went away and filled up his time at a music-hall , and returned once more at a quarter to eleven . Dudley , so he was told by the old woman who gave him the information , had not , as far as she knew , been in his rooms since the morning . Max , who was a great friend of Dudley 's , and could take any liberty he pleased in his precincts , lit the gas and the sitting-room fire , and installed himself in an arm-chair with a book .