about six
o'clock
The boy said , `` No , no answer yet , '' then glanced at the clock and added , `` I do n't think it 's likely you 'll get one to-day . '' `` Why not ? '' `` Well , you see it 's getting pretty late . You ca n't always tell where ` bouts a man is when he 's on the other side , and you ca n't always find him just the minute you want him , and you see it 's getting about six o'clock now , and over there it 's pretty late at night . '' `` Why yes , '' said Tracy , `` I had n't thought of that . '' `` Yes , pretty late , now , half past ten or eleven . Oh yes , you probably wo n't get any answer to-night . ''