five o'clock
It caused him to make strange , unnatural sounds in his throat which he meant for song ; it made him stop every now and then in his work to glance tenderly and reminiscently at the palm of his right hand , once even going so far as to touch it softly with his lips . For since the last sun had set there had been no waking moment but had held for him the image of a golden world inhabited solely by a pair of luminous eyes , one small hand , and , it must be added , a band-box . Through the busy afternoon Mr. Opp referred constantly to his watch , and in spite of the manifold duties to be performed , longed impatiently for evening to arrive . At five o'clock he had moved the furniture from one bedroom to another , demonstrated beyond a possibility of doubt that a fire could not be made in the parlor grate without the chimney smoking , mended two chairs , hung a pair of curtains , and made three errands to town . So much accomplished , he turned his attention to the most difficult task of all . `` Kippy , '' he said , going to the window where she was gleefully tracing the course of the raindrops as they chased down the pane . `` Stop a minute , Kippy .