five o'clock
There was no signature , and the handwriting was that of a woman . '' _ Please do not come again _ . '' That was all . He laughed with a fine tone of defiance and -- went back to the shop at five o'clock , just to prove that nothing so timid as a note could stop him . This , however , was after he had taken a long walk down Castle Avenue , with a supplementary stroll of little incident outside the grim , high walls that enclosed the grounds . If any one had told him that he was secretly hoping to find a crevasse through which he could invade paradise , I make no doubt he would have resented the imputation soundly . On the occasion of this last visit to the shop , he did not stay long , but went away somewhat dazed to find himself the possessor of a ring he did not want and out of pocket just thirty dollars , American .