about four o'clock
He gave no kiss in response to his niece 's affectionate salutation . He ate the really excellent luncheon which she had prepared for him in gloomy silence and without a sign of appreciation . The gilly , who accompanied him up the river in the afternoon , came in for the last gusts of the expiring storm . At about four o'clock Sir Gilbert hooked a fine salmon and landed him successfully . The gilly , who was a man of tact , greatly over-estimated the weight of the fish , and paid a rich compliment to the judge 's skill . Miss King said all the most appropriate things in tones of warm conviction . Sir Gilbert began to feel that life was not altogether an intolerable affliction .