five o'clock
Half a dozen quick steps and Jock stood in the pathway of Ben Griebler who , rather ruffled and untidy , had blown in on the wings of the morning . He stared a moment . `` Well , what -- '' `` I 've been waiting for you here since five o'clock last evening . It will soon be five o'clock again . Will you let me show you those plans now ? '' Ben Griebler had surveyed Jock with the stony calm of the out-of-town visitor who is prepared to show surprise at nothing in New York . `` There 's nothing like getting an early start , '' said Ben Griebler .