five o'clock
Dost feel more comfortable ? A little , the child answered . At the sight of the city thy heart will be lifted again and the suffering forgotten . And Joseph believed him , but towards the end of the day the miles seemed to stretch out indefinitely and at five o'clock he was crying : shall we ever get to Arimathea , for I can sit on this mule no longer , nor shall I be able to stand straight upon my legs when I alight . Azariah promised they would be at the gates in a few minutes , but these few minutes seemed as if they would never pass away , but they did pass , and at the gateway Joseph toppled from his mule and just managed to hobble into the inn at which they were to sleep that night : too tired to eat , he said , too tired , he feared , to sleep . Azariah pressed him to swallow a cup of soup and he prepared a hot bath for him into which he poured a bottle of vinegar ; an excellent remedy he reported this to be against stiffness , and it showed itself to be such : for next morning Joseph was quite free from stiffness and said he could walk for miles . Samuel 's rock can not be more than a few hundred yards distant , so miles are not necessary , Azariah answered , as they stepped over the threshold into a delightful morning all smiles and greetings and subtle invitations to come away into the forest and fields , full of promises of flowers and songs , but in conflict with their project , which was to inquire out their way from the maidens at the fountain , who would be sure to know it , and in its shade to read the story of David and Goliath first and other stories afterwards .