five o'clock in the afternoon
I spoke with a cheerfulness of manner that did not altogether express my feelings in the case ; for , there were some indications , not yet clear enough for a diagnosis , that awakened slight concern . As I did not wish to go wrong in my first prescription , I deemed it better to wait a few hours , and see how nature would succeed in her efforts to repel the enemy . So I went away , with a promise to call again early in the afternoon . It was between four and five o'clock in the afternoon , when I called again at the Allen House . An old colored servant , who had been in the family ever since my remembrance -- she went by the name of `` Aunty '' -- was standing by the gate as I alighted from my chaise . `` ` Deed , massa , Ise glad you come , '' said she in a troubled way . `` Why so , Aunty ?