Four o'clock sharp
continued the carrier . ` Poor man , he ought to have a living at his time of life . ' ` And he ought to be punctual , ' said the carrier . ' `` Four o'clock sharp is my time for starting , '' I said to ` en . And he said , `` I 'll be there . '' Now he 's not here , and as a serious old church-minister he ought to be as good as his word . Perhaps Mr. Flaxton knows , being in the same line of life ? '