two o’clock in the afternoon
The first to arrive would be the victor . Prasville once more took his hat , coat and stick , went downstairs , stepped into a taxi and drove to Vorenglade 's flat . Here he was told that the ex-deputy was expected home from London at six o'clock that evening . It was two o'clock in the afternoon . Prasville therefore had plenty of time to prepare his plan . He arrived at the Gare du Nord at five o'clock and posted all around , in the waiting-rooms and in the railway-offices , the three or four dozen detectives whom he had brought with him . This made him feel easy .