six o'clock
He looked at Mrs. Buck 's window and at me . `` Yeates ! '' he whispered , `` let 's quit ! '' It was now barely six o'clock , and not a soul was stirring . We woke the ladies and convinced them of the high importance of catching the tide . Bernard left a note on the hall table for Dr. Fahy , a beautiful note of leave-taking and gratitude , and apology for the broken window -LRB- for which he begged to enclose half-a-crown -RRB- . No allusion was made to the other casualties .