five o'clock in the afternoon
`` I am glad of that . '' `` It will be a soft snap , I think . '' `` What are the hours ? '' `` I go on at five o'clock in the afternoon , and stay till midnight . '' `` Will you like that ? '' `` Oh , well , I can lie abed the next morning till ten or eleven o'clock , and I wo n't have much to do when I am on duty . I shall buy a lot of dime novels , and that will fill up the time . ''