about four o'clock
It was desirable from every standpoint that the new place should be as near to the old one as possible . This consideration limited his choice to two buildings which he knew were vacant , and toward these he bent his steps . The first place he visited had just been rented , but at the second he had better luck . He returned about four o'clock and burst into the store , flushed and jubilant . `` I 've found it , '' he announced , going into the private office . `` Just what the doctor ordered . Plenty of room , a better pair of show windows than we have here , and a long-time lease for a rent that 's only a trifle more than we 're paying now . ''