three o'clock in the
afternoon
The jade has n't come back yet . Will you have thirty sous ? '' She ran to the grocer 's . It was Sunday , and three o'clock in the afternoon : the grocer had closed his shop . There were a number of people at the fruitwoman 's ; she asked for four sous ' worth of herbs . `` I have n't any money , '' said she . She hoped that the woman would say : `` Do you want some ? ''