five o'clock in the afternoon
In fact , there was no purpose in his mind . He felt wretched beyond description . The information just conveyed , awakened the most dreadful suspicions , that would not yield to any effort his generous feelings made to banish them . On arriving at home , -LRB- it was five o'clock in the afternoon , -RRB- he found that his wife had gone out ; and further learned that Westfield had called for her in a carriage , and that they had ridden out together . This information did not , in the least , tend to quiet the uneasiness he felt . Going up into the chambers , he noticed many evidences of Anna 's having dressed , herself to go out , in haste . The door of the wardrobe stood open , and also one of her drawers , with her bunch of keys lying upon the bureau .