five o'clock
Valentine 's ! '' Then he laughed , and tossed the note carelessly into the fire that was crackling upon the hearth . Rip lay by it , quietly sleeping . Punctually at five o'clock Valentine appeared . Rip was still lying happily before the fire , but directly the dog caught sight of its master all the hair along the middle of its back bristled on end , and it showed every symptom of acute distress and fury . Julian was obliged to put it out of the room . `` What can have come over Rip , Valentine ? ''