Six o'clock
It 's almost unbearable to have her playing the noisy old tyrant day in and day out . I get awfully out of patience with her . '' Over on Franklin Street the town clock struck . `` Six o'clock , '' said Harvey . Reluctantly he stirred and sat up in the hammock and reached for his hat . `` I could be induced , you know , if sufficiently pressed , to stay on for supper , '' he hinted . For one Northern born , young Mr. Harvey Winslow was fast learning the hospitable customs of the town of his recent adoption .