five o'clock
It was this belief of what David might do for Mrs. Richie that had reconciled him to parting with the little boy . His eyes wandered to the window ; a glittering strip of green light between the bowed shutters meant that the sun was in the trees . Yes ; to be sure , for the birds had suddenly stopped singing . Dr. Lavendar yawned and looked at his watch ; five o'clock . He would have liked to get up , but Mary would be worried if she knew he was awake so long before breakfast . Well ; he must try to have a nap , no , the room was too light for that . He could see all the furniture ; he could count the pleats in the sun-burst of the tester ; he could , perhaps , see to read ?