five o’clock
Thank you ! thank you ! '' He would have continued , but Miss Lydia dropped a teaspoon , and the noise woke up the colonel . `` Della Rebbia , we 'll start at five o'clock to-morrow morning . Be punctual ! '' `` Yes , colonel . '' The next day , a short time before the sportsmen came back , Miss Nevil , returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore , was just about to enter the inn , when she noticed a young woman , dressed in black , riding into the town on a small but strong horse .