11 o'clock precisely
`` As good as gold , I assure you . I could trust him with thousands . Why some of my own bills are in his keeping -- '' and with that he proceeded to say as many pretty things of Margari as if he were a horse dealer trying to palm off a blind nag on some ignorant bumpkin at a fair . In his delight at having so successfully rid himself of such an incubus , he made his _ valet-de-chambre _ slip over to Margari to tell the worthy man to wait upon him on the morrow at 11 o'clock precisely , as he had a very pleasant piece of news to impart to him ; for he meant to make Margari believe that it was through his , Mr. John Lapussa 's special influence , that he had obtained the coveted appointment and so get him to renounce all further claims upon his old patron . On the very same day Mr. John was surprised to receive a visit from the magistrate , Mr. Monori , and this certainly was a wonder , for the magistrate never made any but official visits . `` To what do I owe this extraordinary pleasure ? '' asked Mr. John , familiarly inviting the magistrate to sit down on a couch .