four o’clock
Martin was out of spirits and out of humour , and took every opportunity of comparing his condition and prospects with those of young Westlock ; much to his own disadvantage always . This mood of his depressed Tom ; and neither that morning 's parting , nor yesterday 's dinner , helped to mend the matter . So the hours dragged on heavily enough ; and they were glad to go to bed early . They were not quite so glad to get up again at half-past four o'clock , in all the shivering discomfort of a dark winter 's morning ; but they turned out punctually , and were at the finger-post full half-an-hour before the appointed time . It was not by any means a lively morning , for the sky was black and cloudy , and it rained hard ; but Martin said there was some satisfaction in seeing that brute of a horse -LRB- by this , he meant Mr Pecksniff 's Arab steed -RRB- getting very wet ; and that he rejoiced , on his account , that it rained so fast . From this it may be inferred that Martin 's spirits had not improved , as indeed they had not ; for while he and Mr Pinch stood waiting under a hedge , looking at the rain , the gig , the cart , and its reeking driver , he did nothing but grumble ; and , but that it is indispensable to any dispute that there should be two parties to it , he would certainly have picked a quarrel with Tom . At length the noise of wheels was faintly audible in the distance and presently the coach came splashing through the mud and mire with one miserable outside passenger crouching down among wet straw , under a saturated umbrella ; and the coachman , guard , and horses , in a fellowship of dripping wretchedness .