five o'clock
I ordered the horses when I was down at the stables ; I think the afternoon is going to be fine . '' It was rather a public way of asking one out of so many to go and take a drive ; but in truth , Richard was too honest and straightforward to care who knew what he was in pursuit of , and too sore at heart and too indifferent an actor to conceal it if he had desired . But the invitation struck me with such consternation . At five o'clock ! The flower and consummation of the day ! The hour that I had been looking forward to , since seven the day before . I could not lose it .