four o'clock
He sat down with a long breath , evidently trying to regain his ordinary even manner . His clothes , too , were covered with dust , and his hand shook . Catherine stood before him in consternation , while a nurse came for the child . ` We had just begun our committee at four o'clock , ' he said at last , ` though only about half of the men had arrived , when there was a great shouting and commotion outside , and a man rushed in calling for Elsmere . We ran out , found a great crowd , a huge brewer 's dray standing in the street , and a man run over . Your husband pushed his way in . I followed , and , to my horror , I found him kneeling by -- Charles Richards ! '