six o'clock
To know how to be that , read your Bible , lad , say your prayers , and attend the house of prayer whenever you can . '' I wish that I had always followed my old friend 's advice . I did often remember it , and gained much advantage from having done so . I was down by six o'clock ; and in the common room I met a number of young men just enlisted , like myself . There was plenty of talking -- questions asked and answered : `` What regiment are you for ? '' `` Where do you come from ? '' `` Why did you enlist ? ''