five o'clock
She took her old seat and looked through the yellow eyes of the fire-dogs for inspiration ; opened a package and distributed small presents , little Japanese umbrellas , fans , doll 's shoes and such small change of popularity ; and , at last , obeying the cries for more story , she went on with the history of Princess Lovely in her Cocoanut Island , besieged by whales and defended by talking elephants and monkeys . She had hardly begun when the door opened and again Mr. Hazard entered . This time Esther blushed . Hazard sat down , and finding that she soon tired of story-telling , he took it up , and gave a chapter of his own which had wild success , so that the children begged for more and more , until five o'clock was past and twilight coming on . As Esther was on foot , Mr. Hazard said he would see her to her door , and they walked away together . `` Do you know that Wharton has come back ? '' said he as they reached the street .