about six o'clock
They had both much to tell ; for Robert was naturally open save in regard to his grief ; and Shargar was proud of being able to communicate with Robert from a nearer level , in virtue of now knowing many things that Robert could not know . They went together to a hotel in St. Paul 's Churchyard . At the close of a fortnight , Falconer thought it time to return to his duties in Aberdeen . The day before the steamer sailed , they found themselves , about six o'clock , in Gracechurch Street . It was a fine summer evening . The street was less crowded than earlier in the afternoon , although there was a continuous stream of waggons , omnibuses , and cabs both ways . As they stood on the curbstone , a little way north of Lombard Street , waiting to cross -- ` You see , Shargar , ' said Robert , ` Nature will have her way .