five o'clock
And I thought to myself , `` if she only knew ! '' Then I went into my own room , and my first action was to thank God for this wonderful benefit . I thanked Him with streaming eyes and grateful heart , making a promise -- which I have never broken -- that I would act as steward of these great riches , and not forget the needy and the poor . At five o'clock I started for Thornycroft , the nearest town to Crown Anstey . The journey was not a very long one , but I took no heed of time . Was it all a dream , or was I in reality going to take possession of a new and magnificent home ? I reached the station -- it was a large one .