about half after five o'clock
Then what if the monk talks ? May the fiend pave his path with stumbling-blocks and breaknecks ! The city will not discredit its own eyes . '' The Epicureans , returning from the Hippodrome , reached their Temple about half after five o'clock . The dispersal occupied another hour ; shortly after , the regalia having been put away , and the tripods and banners stored , Demedes called to his mounted assistants : `` My brothers , we have worked hard , but the sowing has been bounteous and well done . Philosophy in flowers , religion in sackcloth -- that is the comparison we have given the city . There will be no end to our harvest .