five o'clock
As to the array , the main of the folk that were spearmen and billmen but moved forward somewhat from where they had dined to the hanging of the bent , so that their foemen would have the hill against them or ever they came on point and edge . But the bowmen , of whom were now some two hundreds , for many men had come in after the first tally , were spread abroad on the left hand of the spearmen toward the river , where the ground was somewhat broken , and bushed with thorn-bushes . And a bight of the water drew nearer to the Tofters , amidst of which was a flat eyot , edged with willows and covered with firm and sound greensward , and was some thirty yards endlong and twenty overthwart . So there they abode the coming of the foe , and it was now hard on five o'clock . But Christopher went up to Goldilind where she stood amidst of the spearmen , hand turning over hand , and her feet wandering to and fro almost without her will ; and when he came to her , she had much ado to refrain her from falling on his bosom and weeping there . But he cried to her gaily : `` Now , my Lady and Queen , thou shalt see a fair play toward even sooner than we looked for ; and thine eyes shall follow me , if the battle be thronged , by this token , that amongst all these good men and true I only wear a forgilded basnet with a crown about it . '' `` O ! ''