ten o’clock in the morning
I do n't know what good he thought it would do me , for I had one of my own : but it was all he had to lend , poor fellow , except a sheet of letter-paper full of skeletons ; and that he gave me at parting , as a soother of my sorrows and a contribution to my peace of mind . I left Salem House upon the morrow afternoon . I little thought then that I left it , never to return . We travelled very slowly all night , and did not get into Yarmouth before nine or ten o'clock in the morning . I looked out for Mr. Barkis , but he was not there ; and instead of him a fat , short-winded , merry-looking , little old man in black , with rusty little bunches of ribbons at the knees of his breeches , black stockings , and a broad-brimmed hat , came puffing up to the coach window , and said : ` Master Copperfield ? ' ` Yes , sir . ' ` Will you come with me , young sir , if you please , ' he said , opening the door , ` and I shall have the pleasure of taking you home . '