five
in the afternoon
She picked up one of several books which lay scattered about her on the lion 's skin . `` The time table of the _ Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest _ , '' she said . `` Admirable reading for one who never budges ! Here it is half-past five in the afternoon . A train , a local , arrived three minutes ago at Surgères in the Charente-Inférieure . It will start on in six minutes . In two hours it will reach La Rochelle .