five o'clock
Miss Spence was Penrod 's teacher : it was better , for many reasons , not to discuss the subject of her queerness before him . This was Mrs. Schofield 's thought at the time . Later she had another , and it kept her awake . The next afternoon , Mr. Schofield , returning at five o'clock from the cares of the day , found the house deserted , and sat down to read his evening paper in what appeared to be an uninhabited apartment known to its own world as the `` drawing-room . '' A sneeze , unexpected both to him and the owner , informed him of the presence of another person . `` Where are you , Penrod ? '' the parent asked , looking about .