five o'clock
Well , she had had her lesson , and in _ that _ quarter could come to no more harm . What sort of an appearance was she likely to make at Prince 's Hall today ? -- feather-headed fool ! Before five o'clock the sunlight streamed into his bedroom . Sparrows twittered about the window , and somewhere close by , perhaps in a neighbour 's flat , a caged throstle piped as though it were in the fields . Then began the street noises , and Hugh could lie still no longer . Remembering that at any moment his freedom might come to an end , he applied himself to arranging certain important matters .