half past four
Mr. Sam was keeping the lawyer , Mr. Stitt , in the billiard room , and by four o'clock they 'd had everything that was in the bar and were inventing new combinations of their own . And Mrs. Sam had gone to bed with a nervous headache . Senator Biggs brought the mail down to the spring-house at four , but there was nothing for me except a note from Mr. Sam , rather shaky , which said he 'd no word yet and that Mr. Stitt had mixed all the cordials in the bar in a beer glass and had had to go to bed . At half past four Mr. Thoburn came out for a minute . He said there was only one other train from town that night and the chances were it would be snowed up at the junction . `` Better get on the band wagon before the parade 's gone past , '' he said in an undertone . But I went into my pantry and shut the door with a slam , and when I came out he was gone .