three o'clock
The words came more brokenly . The mind , plainly , was wandering , for old Pete was young again , and around him were the lads he loved , William , Cyril , and Bertram . And then , very quietly , soon after the clock struck six , Pete fell into the beginning of his long sleep . It was a little after half-past three o'clock that afternoon when Bertram Henshaw hurried up Beacon Street toward his home . He had been delayed , and he feared that Miss Winthrop would already have reached the house . Mindful of what Billy had said that morning , he knew how his wife would fret if he were not there when the guest arrived . The sight of what he surmised to be Miss Winthrop 's limousine before his door hastened his steps still more .