four o'clock
`` I may as well take my old stand . '' Accordingly he once more installed himself on the post office steps , and began to cry , `` Prize packages . Only five cents ! '' Having no competitor now to interfere with his trade , he met with fair success , and by four o'clock was able to start for home with his empty basket , having disposed of all his stock in trade . His profits , though not so great as the day before , amounted to a dollar . `` If I could only make a dollar every day , '' thought Paul , `` I would be satisfied . '' Paul continued in the prize-package business for three weeks .