one minute past two
As a fact , `` Euston '' was written all over the train . But Arthur wanted to be sure this time . The express departed from Birmingham with the nicest exactitude , and covered itself with glory as far as Watford , when it ran into a mist , and lost more than a quarter of an hour , besides ruining Arthur 's career . Arthur arrived in London at one minute past two . He got out of the train with no plan . The one feasible enterprise seemed to be that of suicide . `` Come on , now , '' said a voice -- a voice that staggered Arthur .