five o'clock
I was prepared for new devices in musical instruments , but I saw nothing in the room which by any stretch of imagination could be conceived as such . It was evident that my puzzled appearance was affording intense amusement to Edith . `` Please look at to-day 's music , '' she said , handing me a card , `` and tell me what you would prefer . It is now five o'clock , you will remember . '' The card bore the date `` September 12 , 2000 , '' and contained the longest programme of music I had ever seen . It was as various as it was long , including a most extraordinary range of vocal and instrumental solos , duets , quartettes , and various orchestral combinations . I remained bewildered by the prodigious list until Edith 's pink finger-tip indicated a particular section of it , where several selections were bracketed , with the words `` 5 P.M. '' against them ; then I observed that this prodigious programme was an all-day one , divided into twenty-four sections answering to the hours .