five o'clock
said Arthur . `` I am quite as anxious , '' pursued Richard , `` to fulfill my engagement , as you can be to have it fulfilled . '' Arthur said nothing . `` Ask Thomas , who let me in this morning , '' resumed Richard , `` whether I was not at work in the library by five o'clock . '' It went a good deal against the grain with Richard to appeal to any witness for corroboration : he was proud of being a man of his word ; but although not greatly anxious to keep his temporary position , he was anxious the compact should not be broken through anything he did or said . `` Let you in ? '' exclaimed Arthur ; `` -- let you in before five o'clock in the morning ?