four o'clock
Besides losing her brothers , she might be an orphan to-morrow . Her father was quite capable of an attack on Sumter without orders . And if the bombardment should begin he would probably be roaming over the harbor from fort to fort , superintending the job under the guns of both sides . `` If Anderson does not accept the terms of surrender offered he will be fired on at four o'clock . '' Jennie repeated the headlines of the extra with a shiver . The chimes of St. Michael 's struck three . The minutes slowly dragged .