four o'clock
Your only chance of happiness is to realize that you have both done wrong ; that each of you has something to forgive ; to forgive and never speak of it again . ' Easton made no reply and a few minutes afterwards , their ways diverging , they wished each other ` Good night ' . They were working for Rushton -- painting the outside of a new conservatory at Mr Sweater 's house , ` The Cave ' . This job was finished the next day and at four o'clock the boy brought the handcart , which they loaded with their ladders and other materials . They took these back to the yard and then , as it was Friday night , they went up to the front shop and handed in their time sheets . Afterwards , as they were about to separate , Easton again referred to the subject of their conversation of the previous evening . He had been very reserved and silent all day , scarcely uttering a word except when the work they had been engaged in made it necessary to do so , and there was now a sort of catch in his voice as he spoke .