about five o’clock
Mr. Beebe 's eyes rested on Windy Corner , where Lucy sat , practising Mozart . No smile came to his lips , and , changing the subject again , he said : `` We sha n't have rain , but we shall have darkness , so let us hurry on . The darkness last night was appalling . '' They reached the Beehive Tavern at about five o'clock . That amiable hostelry possesses a verandah , in which the young and the unwise do dearly love to sit , while guests of more mature years seek a pleasant sanded room , and have tea at a table comfortably . Mr. Beebe saw that Miss Bartlett would be cold if she sat out , and that Minnie would be dull if she sat in , so he proposed a division of forces . They would hand the child her food through the window .