five o'clock
Before I came out of it I had bought two chairs , a standard lamp , a small book-case , an enormous bowl -- which got in my way for two years until somebody smashed it -- a tea-set , a small table and half-a-dozen china shepherdesses . I then went to other shops and made more purchases , while Murray looked on and smiled until I was waylaid by an accommodating man in the Cornmarket , who wanted to sell me a fox-terrier pup , and was ready to keep it for me if I had no place for it ; and then I was told not to be a fool . That man 's opinion of Murray is not worth mentioning . When we got back to college it was past five o'clock , and between us we managed to find everything that was necessary for tea . I had a fire in my room , but Murray had not one in his ; he had tea-cups , but I had none ; while I had things to eat , which our cook at home had declared would be useful and I had most reluctantly brought with me . We were in the middle of this very substantial meal when Fred Foster came in , and from his glance round my room I saw that he thought it was a fairly dismal spot . `` Rather like an up-stairs dungeon , '' I said .