seven o'clock in the evening
I do n't say that it would have made any difference , because I think our side was a great deal stronger than they were , still it would have led to a nasty row , and perhaps to half a dozen duels afterwards . Well , I will say goodby now . I am very glad that the affair has been dropped ; it would not have mattered so much to me , as I am single and my own master , but there were a good many men there who would have been ready to have paid up handsomely rather than that their names should appear in connection with a row at a gambling house . '' At seven o'clock in the evening Philip Cotter called at Mark 's lodgings , accompanied by his father , who , as he came in with him , advanced at once to Mark and shook him warmly by the hand . `` My son has told me everything , Mr. Thorndyke , '' he said , `` and I can not thank you sufficiently for the noble part you took in rescuing him from the terrible effects of his folly . I have been down here twice this afternoon , for I felt that I could not rest until I had shaken you by the hand . It is not the question of money so much , though that would have been a serious loss to me , but it is the saving of my son 's life , and the saving of the honor of our name . ''