about four o'clock in the afternoon
She would not plead for the girl to keep still . It would have been of no use ; besides , her own sense of fairness told her that there was room for all that had been hinted at . * * * * * Monday John spent the day looking for a girl to take Hepsie 's place . Tired and discouraged , he came home about four o'clock in the afternoon . `` Could you get me a bite to eat ? '' he asked Elizabeth as he came in . `` I have n't had a bite since breakfast . ''