four o'clock
And vigorously was it tormenting her . What an infinitely compassionate God is ours who made it impossible for Dr. Selmser , as he sat alone in his study that afternoon , to know what was transpiring in the hearts and homes of some of his people ! Those chickens sputtered themselves done at last , and the hot and tired mother , with still the anxious look on her face , stooped and took them from their fiery bed , and the father awoke with a yawn to hear himself summoned to the feast . It was later than usual ; many things had detained them ; four o'clock _ quite _ , and before the army of dishes could be marshaled back into shape , the bell would certainly toll for evening service . `` Let the fear of the Lord be upon you . '' And _ He _ said , `` Remember the Sabbath day , to keep it holy . '' Dwight Brower was summoned , too , from his room ; and his mother , who had just realized the strangeness of his absence , looked up as he came in , and said : `` Are you sick to-day , Dwight ? ''