half past four o'clock
You ca n't see yourself at champagne suppers with a dancing-woman , when you 've walked round the links , on a day like this , with the Honourable Jane . She drives like a rifle shot , and when she lofts , you 'd think the ball was a swallow ; and beat me three holes up and never mentioned it . By Jove , a fellow wants to have a clean bill when he shakes hands with her ! '' The sun-dial pointed to half past four o'clock . The hour of silence appeared to be over . The birds commenced twittering ; and a cuckoo , in an adjacent wood , sounded his note at intervals . The house awoke to sudden life .