four o'clock
`` I 'm not sure I want to , '' I snapped , and fell to polishing glasses . The storm stopped a little at three and most of the guests waded down through the snow for bridge and spring water . By that time the afternoon train was in , and no Mr. Dick . Mr. Sam was keeping the lawyer , Mr. Stitt , in the billiard room , and by four o'clock they 'd had everything that was in the bar and were inventing new combinations of their own . And Mrs. Sam had gone to bed with a nervous headache . Senator Biggs brought the mail down to the spring-house at four , but there was nothing for me except a note from Mr. Sam , rather shaky , which said he 'd no word yet and that Mr. Stitt had mixed all the cordials in the bar in a beer glass and had had to go to bed . At half past four Mr. Thoburn came out for a minute .