five o’clock in the afternoon
Had it been merely for myself -- for my own fears -- my personal safety , I should not have written . But our misfortunes seem to be coincident with my country 's mishaps ... . So I thought -- if they sent an officer who would be kind enough to understand -- '' `` I understand ... L'Ombre has appeared in the moat again , has it not ? '' `` Yes , it came a week ago , suddenly , at five o'clock in the afternoon . '' `` And -- the clocks ? '' `` For a week they have been all wrong . '' `` What hour do they strike ? ''