about four
o'clock
Was not this all ? The possibility had not yet become a certainty . The revelation of Hope Farwell to herself was yet to come . The hack , with its one passenger , arrived at Gordon 's Mills about four o'clock , and Miss Farwell , climbing down from the ancient vehicle in front of the typical country hotel , inquired for Dr. Oldham . The slouchy , slow-witted proprietor of the place passed her inquiry on to a group of natives who lounged on the porch , and one , whose horse was hitched in front of the blacksmith shop across the way , gave the information that he had seen the Doctor and the big parson at the mouth of the creek as he came past an hour before . He added that he `` reckoned they would n't be in 'til dark , fer they was a-ketchin ' a right smart of bass . '' `` Is it far from here ? ''