two o'clock
`` He was very richly dressed , and bore the name of Osman Mahmed , and , as I afterwards learned , he was very high in office and in favour with the Sultan . He was fabulously rich , and , excepting the Sultan , had the most extensive harem in the city . `` I had , as a child , learned the Turkish tongue , and had no difficulty in following all that passed between the seller and buyer . Then after being lightly pinched , pressed , and squeezed , and ogled , the bargain was struck , the money for my purchase was paid , and my captor was instructed to take me , veiled , to the purchaser 's palace at two o'clock that afternoon . `` I was taken , as arranged , to the Palace , and given in charge of the head eunuch . A few minutes later , two female slaves took me to a large dressing-room . Here I was bathed again , and sprayed with a very valuable perfume , a curious blending of rose and patchouli .