about four o'clock
I hope he will not die of joy ! ' On the morrow she attired herself as on the day of Selkirk 's return , in her beautiful dress of cloth and silk , with the two little curls upon her temples . She thus waited a great part of the day . At last , about four o'clock , Selkirk arrives in haste , his face beaming with joy , and a gleam of triumph in his eye . ` Has he then , ' thought Catherine , ` a presentiment of the happiness in store for him ? ' ` Congratulate me , pretty Kitty , ' said the young man , almost out of breath ; ` I am appointed mate of the brig Swordfish , which I am to join at Dunbar . ' ` How !