nearly five o’clock
` When shall I start for Madrid ? ' he asked . ` Oh , to-morrow morning will be time enough , ' was the reply , uttered in an easy-going , indolent tone , ` if you are early astir . You see , it is now nearly five o'clock , and you could scarcely be in saddle before sunset . ' ` No , ' laughed Conyngham , ` scarcely , considering that I have not yet bought the saddle or the horse . ' The General led the way into the house , and Conyngham thought of the letter in his pocket . He had not yet read the address .