five o'clock
Suppose you let it go to-night , dad ? '' `` Well , if you do n't mind ! '' And a very audible sigh of relief floated up the back stairway . The Bridge Across the Years John was expected on the five o'clock stage . Mrs. John had been there three days now , and John 's father and mother were almost packed up -- so Mrs. John said . The auction would be to-morrow at nine o'clock , and with John there to see that things `` hustled '' -- which last was really unnecessary to mention , for John 's very presence meant `` hustle '' -- with John there , then , the whole thing ought to be over by one o'clock , and they off in season to ` catch the afternoon express . And what a time it had been -- those three days !