five o'clock
If it were as successful as the first , there was every likelihood of his becoming a rich man . He had got his head fairly above water , and meant to keep it there ; he conceived that he had brooded too long over the past . He had seen little Dick Vane when he first arrived , and he had spent nearly two hours with Florence ; but he had not yet encountered the General or the General 's niece and adopted daughter , Enid Vane . The two had gone out riding , and did not return until after five o'clock . `` Just in time for tea ! '' said the General , in a tone of profound satisfaction . `` I thought that we were later .