One o'clock
It was about nine when he had first met the Tocsin , then the Sanctuary , then the long walk as he had followed her -- say a quarter of ten for that . And he had certainly been here with her not less than an hour and a half . It must be after eleven , then . One o'clock ! And before that must come Makoff and Spider Jack ! The night that half an hour ago had seemed so sterile , was crowding a program of events upon him now -- too fast ! `` Nothin ' doin ' ! ''