six o'clock
He whiled away the time by reading for the second time some parts of the `` Life of Franklin , '' which he had brought away in his bundle , with his few other possessions . It seemed even more interesting to him now that he , too , like Franklin , had started out in quest for fortune . He resumed walking , but we will not dwell upon the details of his journey . At six o'clock he was twenty-five miles from home . He had not walked much in the afternoon when , all at once , he was alarmed by the darkening of the sky . It was evident that a storm was approaching . He looked about him for shelter from the shower , and a place where he could pass the night .