four o'clock
`` You _ are _ a sport ! '' he whispered . They let themselves out softly , and in another minute were walking down the village street . The clocks were at `` summer time '' , an hour forward , so it was really only four o'clock . The sun had not risen yet , though it was quite light already . The air felt deliciously fresh , birds were singing , and cattle lowing . Here and there a cottage door opened , and a labourer came out , who looked at them with speculative curiosity as they passed by .