two o'clock
Even my worst enemy could not dub me egotistical , I think ; and surely the facts I have set down here are plain and unvarnished , without any attempt at misleading the reader into believing that which is untrue . Mine is a plain chronicle of a chain of extraordinary circumstances which led to an amazing dénouement . From King 's Cross to Guy 's is a considerable distance , and when I alighted from the cab in the courtyard of the hospital it was nearly mid-day . Until two o'clock I was kept busy in the wards , and after a sandwich and a glass of sherry I drove to Harley Street , where I found Sir Bernard in his consulting-room for the first time for a month . `` Ah ! Boyd , '' he cried merrily , when I entered . `` Thought I 'd surprise you to-day .