ten o'clock
Much as he longed to see the girl again , he was glad that they were not to make this adventure together , for the reputation of North Parker Street was unsavory . Orme found his way readily enough . There was not far to go , and he preferred to walk . But before he reached his destination he remembered that he had promised Alcatrante and Poritol to meet them at his apartment at ten o'clock . His obligation to the two South Americans seemed slight , now that the bill had passed from his hands and that he knew the nature of Poritol 's actions . Nevertheless , he was a man of his word , and he hurried back to the Père Marquette , for the hour was close to ten . He was influenced to some extent by the thought that Poritol and Alcatrante , on learning how he had been robbed of the bill , might unwittingly give him a further clue .