five o'clock
But it would not do to go now ; for if he were to do so , his father would understand that he had not been to school . There was no alternative for him but to remain out in the lonely woods , without any thing to eat , for five hours longer . And a weary time it was for him . At last the sun , which had been for a very long time , it seemed to him , descending toward the western horizon , sunk so low that he was sure it must be after five o'clock , and then , with sober feelings , he started for home . The day had disappointed him . He was far from feeling happy . When he thought of the wound on his face and the blood upon his bosom , he felt troubled .