six o'clock
On the fourth Lee decided that the next morning he would advertise . He would say only : `` Will Mrs. Arthur Stedman communicate with Messrs. Fuller & Fuller ? '' Fuller & Fuller were his lawyers . That afternoon he remained until six o'clock at the recruiting office , and when he left it the electric street lights were burning brightly . A heavy damp snow was falling , and the lights and the falling flakes and the shouts of drivers and the toots of taxicabs made for the man from the tropics a welcome homecoming . Instead of returning at once to his club , he slackened his steps . The shop windows of Sixth Avenue hung with Christmas garlands , and colored lamps glowed like open fireplaces .