nearly six o'clock
Indeed I felt badly sometimes , and wondered if it could be that my hero were lacking in enterprise and what the world calls `` push . '' But as I observed more closely , I dismissed this suspicion as unjust ; for I began to note that one or two of the grave , important-looking men whom Roger Dale treated with so much suavity , were much more frequent visitors over the way . Besides , the plate-glass windows were very small , and it was next to impossible to see what went on inside . Mr. Prime always stayed at his office until nearly six o'clock , and once or twice he was still at work at his desk when the darkness drove me home . In these afternoon hours the street was nearly deserted , and sometimes I ventured close up to the window and peered through . I could see him in a little inner office , writing and poring over papers and accounts . Once while I was thus occupied , a policeman greatly alarmed me by tapping me on the shoulder and observing roughly , `` Now then , young woman , move on . ''