nine
o'clock
The Bigelow House received him to its figurative bosom under the name of W.H. Burnham . He sent for Roland promptly and treated him to a dinner at the hotel ; something which I have always regarded as a punishment several sizes too large for the crime . Later , having displayed him on the streets in witness to his good faith , Roland spent the evening with Mr. Burnham mysteriously confabulating behind closed doors in the hotel . Speculation ran rife through the town until nine o'clock , and land for several days basked in the heat of public interest . I happened accidentally to get a glimpse of Mr. Burnham after supper , although I had to miss my baked apple in order to get down town in time . He was a disappointment to some extent , although his mode of dress attracted much comment as being far more sprightly than Duncan 's and less startling than Roland 's . He had a self-confident air and a bit of swagger that filled the eye , but a face and a voice that detracted , the one too boldly good-looking , with eyes roving and predaceous , the other a suggestion too loud and domineering .