about 2 o'clock in the afternoon
When I dropped into the Hoffman with my grip in hand , and wrote my name in the register , and saw the overwhelming indifference in the eyes of the lordly clerk , I assure you I felt as small a potato as ever grew in a hill . I never felt quite so small and mean in all my life . '' `` How did you get around ? '' `` I got to the hotel about 2 o'clock in the afternoon . I sat down in the office and tried to get my spirits up to the pitch of my surroundings , but it was a dismal failure . I felt that I was ` country ' from crown to heel , and I was terribly uncomfortable . I happened to think of some familiar names , and among others of Mr. Wiebusch .