five o'clock
An Anxious Day . Esther Ellis , devoured with anxiety respecting the safety of her father and the Garies , paced with impatient step up and down the drawing-room . Opening the window , she looked to see if she could discover any signs of day . `` It 's pitchy dark , '' she exclaimed , `` and yet almost five o'clock . Father has run a fearful risk . I hope nothing has happened to him . '' `` I trust not .