one o'clock
He realty _ could _ not wait any longer , but he found it hard to decide what would be the best hour for him to go . He knew that the bishop was very often away in the evening , or if at home he was almost sure to have guests with him . In the afternoon , too , he seldom had a leisure moment . Indeed he never had any leisure moments , but Theodore decided at last that the best time to see him would be between twelve and one o'clock . All night , in his dreams , he saw himself making his way to the house and once he awoke in great distress , imagining that Brown had sternly refused him admittance . He could not work that next morning , but he wanted somebody else to share his happiness , and so to all the sick and shut-in ones in the two houses , he carried some little gift . It was his thank-offering , though he did not know it .