five in the afternoon
What , then , are you afraid of ? '' These words evidently had an effect on Ivan Dmitritch . He sat down quietly . It was between four and five in the afternoon -- the time when Andrey Yefimitch usually walked up and down his rooms , and Daryushka asked whether it was not time for his beer . It was a still , bright day . `` I came out for a walk after dinner , and here I have come , as you see , '' said the doctor . `` It is quite spring . ''