five o'clock
The recent rage for bindings has been a sore trouble to students and collectors in special lines , raising the prices of books far beyond their intrinsic value . I had a charming afternoon in Henderson 's library , an enjoyment not much lessened at the time by experiencing in it , with him , rather a sense of luxury than of learning . It is true , one might pass an hour altogether different in the garret of a student , and come away with quite other impressions of the pageant of life . At five o'clock his stylish trap was sent around from the boarding stable , and we drove in the Park till twilight . Henderson handling the reins , and making a part of that daily display which is too heterogeneous to have distinction , reverted quite naturally to the tone of worldliness and tolerant cynicism which had characterized his conversation in the morning . If the Park and the moving assemblage had not the air of distinction , it had that of expense , which is quite as attractive to many . Here , as downtown , my companion seemed to know and be known by everybody , returning the familiar salutes of brokers and club men , receiving gracious bows from stout matrons , smiles and nods from pretty women , and more formal recognition from stately and stiff elderly men , who sat bolt-upright beside their wives and tried to look like millionaires .