about four o'clock
Jack 's courage failed him until he could hardly look a man in the face and ask him a question . One whole week had gone since Jack reached the city , and it seemed about a year . Here he was , without any way of making money , and almost without a hope of finding any way . `` I 'll go to the hotel , '' he said , at about four o'clock . `` I 'll go up the Bowery way . It wo n't pay anybody to pick my pocket this time ! '' He had a reason for going up the Bowery .