seven o'clock
No , I 'll write a short note to Sir Lucius , putting off the engagement , and leave it at Morley 's . '' Whether his decision was a wise one or not , was a question that Jack did not attempt to analyze . He proceeded to carry his plans into effect . It was then seven o'clock , and it took him twenty minutes to write the note to Sir Lucius and exchange his borrowed clothes for a dark suit of his own . He put Diane 's letter into a side pocket , so that he might be sure of the address , and then left the house . He did not take a cab , preferring to walk . He handed the note in at Morley 's Hotel , and steered across Trafalgar square .