five in the afternoon
`` Now I can understand the words that are a mystery to so many of the rich : ` It is more blessed to give than to receive , ' '' Ethel says , as she places her hand on her husband 's shoulder . `` Now I can appreciate the emotion that impelled you to give the one thousand dollar check to the miner 's widow . '' As they sit together , through the long day , they discuss what they will do for the improvement of the people , there is no provision for the repayment of anti-election promises to the managers of trusts ; no talk of rewarding henchmen with high offices . By five in the afternoon the messages begin to announce the forecast in the extreme Eastern states . `` Rhode Island has polled the largest vote in its history . The Independence Party claims the state by fifteen thousand . '' Harvey reads this with an incredulous smile .