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"THE exact time? Good God! my friend, why do you insist? One would think-but what does it matter; it is easily bedtime-isn't that near enough? But, here, if you must set your watch, take mine and see for yourself."
With that he detached his watch-a tremendously heavy, old-fashioned one-from the chain, and handed it to me; then turned away, and walking across the room to a shelf of books, began an examination of their backs.