six o'clock
They followed it downward , splashing through water part of the time , and at length came into sight of a cluster of little houses standing between a river and a big fir wood . `` It must be getting on toward evening . Mopsy and Carroll probably went down the ridge , and as it runs out lower down the valley , they 'll be almost at home . '' `` It 's six o'clock , '' replied Vane , glancing at his watch . `` You ca n't walk home in the rain , and it 's a long while since lunch . If Adam Bell and his wife are still at the Golden Fleece , we 'll get something to eat there and borrow you some dry clothes . I 've no doubt he 'll drive us back afterward . ''