five in
the afternoon
Olga Vseslavovna went back to her room . She only left her bedroom for a few minutes that day , to hear the final word of the lights of the medical profession , who had come together for a general consultation in the afternoon ; all the rest of the day she shut herself up . The conclusions of the physicians , though they differed completely in detail , were similar in the main , and far from comforting ; the life and continued suffering of the sick man could not last more than a few days . In the evening a telegram came from Anna Iurievna ; she informed her father that she would be with him on the following day , at five in the afternoon . `` Shall I be able to hold out ? Shall I last so long ? '' sighed the sick man , all day long .