five o'clock
He made up his mind just in time ; for I 'd no sooner herded the bunch into the front office and locked the door than we hears Bloom towin ' the cop up the stairs and describin ' puffy how he 'd been most murdered . We listens while they searches the hallways clear to the top , and then hears the cop trampin ' down again . He calls back to Bloom that he 'll keep an eye out for the female assaulter . `` That 's Roundsman Foley , '' says I , `` and he 's got a four-mile beat to cover between now and five o'clock . Inside of twenty minutes he 'll be blocks away . Might as well sit down , Folks . '' `` Say , Mister , '' speaks up the young woman , `` I do n't know who you are , but we 're much obliged .