five o'clock
As there were not even ordinary cabs to be found on the Petersburg Side at that hour , he went off to some livery stables at a distance to wake up the coachmen . They began bargaining , and declared that five roubles would be little to ask for a carriage at that time of night . They agreed to come , however , for three . When at last , just before five o'clock , the young man arrived at Pseldonimov 's with the carriage , they had changed their minds . It appeared that Ivan Ilyitch , who was still unconscious , had become so seriously unwell , was moaning and tossing so terribly , that to move him and take him home in such a condition was impossible and actually unsafe . `` What will it lead to next ? '' said Pseldonimov , utterly disheartened .