about
five o'clock
My ! What grand resolutions for the future I made during those sad days -- to try to love my poor sick sister , and to treat her better than I had done , should she recover . One afternoon , I was surprised to find my father at home . It was only about five o'clock and he generally did not return from work until eight . He seemed so sad and depressed that I dared not embrace him as was our custom . Teresa crossed the dining-room and gave me her usual warning . `` Do n't make any noise , Lisita .