five o'clock
Then he foraged for food and went back to his sitting on the top floor of the Belasco . `` Well , little stranger , '' said the cheerful one , on her return . His interest in the afternoon callers waned . At five o'clock he gave it up . He arranged with his new friend to call her up in the morning to see if she had any news from the front . Then he slowly turned his footsteps toward the club . He was irritated at the long delay , and for the first time aware that there might be more difficulty in seeing managers than he had anticipated .