six o'clock
`` Well , it 's a pity Gabriel never made more of himself , '' he thought kindly . `` Yes , it 's a pity . I 'll see what I can do for him . '' At six o'clock that evening , when the end of his business day had come , he joined James at the door for his walk back to Bolingbroke Street . `` Have you done anything about Jones 's place in the bank ? '' was the first question he asked after his abrupt nod of greeting . `` No , sir .