nearly two o’clock
Somepody vas speaking of him chust now -- '' said Schmucke , completely beaten . `` Very well . You can be quiet , sir , and give yourself up to grief , when you have seen your deputy . '' It was nearly two o'clock when M. Tabareau 's head-clerk , a young man who aimed at a bailiff 's career , modestly presented himself . Youth has wonderful privileges ; no one is alarmed by youth . This young man Villemot by name , sat down by Schmucke 's side and waited his opportunity to speak . His diffidence touched Schmucke very much .