four
o'clock in the afternoon
`` And now , dear Wulf , farewell , for I am weary -- '' `` To-morrow -- '' he broke in . `` Ay , '' she answered in a heavy voice . `` To-morrow I must speak , and -- you must listen . '' The sun had run his course again , and once more it was near four o'clock in the afternoon . The brethren stood by the great fire in the hall looking at each other doubtfully -- as , indeed , they had looked through all the long hours of the night , during which neither of them had closed an eye . `` It is time , '' said Wulf , and Godwin nodded . As he spoke a woman was seen descending from the solar , and they knew her errand .