four o'clock in the
afternoon
He was certain of finding the lost animal in time : he was going to drive over his friend to S -- , and my mare did not go in harness . I took no notice of his companion . For many months we had never spoken to each other -- not even to exchange insults . At four o'clock in the afternoon I heard that they were drinking in a low tavern just out of the village . If I did not keep my appointment with ` Squire Carlos , I felt convinced that they would . All day I was restless , and unable to settle to the least thing . My mother attributed my irritation and ill-humour to the brandy I had drunk on the preceding evening .