about four o'clock
Gretchen had not come . She would never come , he feared , but with Jerry he did not feel half as desolate as when alone , with only his morbid fancies for company . And he must have her there , at least a portion of the time . His mind was made up on that point , and when about four o'clock , Jerry said to him : ` I want to go now . Grandma said I was to be home by five , ' she replied : ` Yes , I am going with you . I wish to see your grandmother . I am going to drive you in the phaeton .