five o'clock
Even Herbert , though impressed by the presence of death , could hardly be expected to feel deep grief for a man who had neglected his mother in his life . Of the funeral rites it is unnecessary to speak . We are interested in what came afterwards . The relations were quietly notified to meet at five o'clock in the office of Mr. Spencer , the lawyer , to whom had been intrusted the will of the late Mr. Carter . Those who have even a slight knowledge of human nature will not need to be told that the attendance of all was punctual . There was an anxious , expectant look on the faces of all -- not even excepting the old lady . She knew that if her brother had made no provision for her , she must go to the alms-house , and against this her honest pride revolted .