five o'clock
Halstead 's eye was so much inflamed that we had no little trouble in getting the eyestone under the lid . Finally , however , the old Squire , with Addison 's help , slipped it in . Halstead cried out , but the old Squire made him keep his eye closed ; then the old gentleman bandaged it , and made him lie down . But after all , I am unable to report definitely as to the efficacy of the eyestone , for shortly after five o'clock , when the stone had been in Halstead 's eye a little more than an hour , Doctor Green came . He had returned on the afternoon train from Portland , and learning that we had sent for him earlier in the day , hurried out to the farm . When he examined Halstead 's eye , he found the eyestone near the outer canthus , and near it the irritating bit of wheat beard . He removed both together .