four to six o'clock
`` Yes , '' he said hoarsely , as his face now was ghastly . `` You want to speak to me ? '' `` Yes , sir , just a word or two . Would you mind telling me where you was yesterday afternoon -- say from four to six o'clock ? '' `` I -- I do n't remember , '' said Distin . `` Why do you ask ? '' `` The law has a right to ask questions , sir , and does n't always care about answering of them , '' said the man with a twinkle of the eye .