9:25
It is right , and there 's an end of it ! '' Raeburn let things run their course ; he agreed with Erica all the time , though his heart impelled him to keep her at home . And as to Eric Haeberlein , it would have needed a far stronger mind than that of the sweet-tempered , quixotic German to resist the generous help offered by such a lovely girl . There was no time to lose ; the latest train for the Continent left at 9:25 , and before Haeberlein had adjusted his new disguise the clock struck nine . Erica very carefully blackened his eyebrows and ruthlessly sheared the long black wig to an ordinary and unnoticeable length , and , when Tom 's ulster and hat were added , the disguise was so perfect , and made Haeberlein look so absurdly young , that Raeburn himself could not possibly have recognized him . In past years Raeburn had often risked a great deal for his friend . At one time his house had been watched day and night in consequence of his well-known friendship with the Republican Don Quixote .