four in the afternoon
I said no more , there was n't anything to say . I knew what the man meant ; that if the missing slave was found , the postponement would be revoked , the execution take place to-day . Well , the missing slave was found . Nearing four in the afternoon . The scene was just outside the walls of London . A cool , comfortable , superb day , with a brilliant sun ; the kind of day to make one want to live , not die . The multitude was prodigious and far-reaching ; and yet we fifteen poor devils had n't a friend in it .