about four o'clock
` I wish they would declare it at once , ' he said to his father . ` The suspense is worse than all . ' During the afternoon the matter was discussed very freely throughout the borough . ` I thought they would have agreed almost at once , ' said the mayor , at about four o'clock , to Mr. Seely , who , at this moment , had retired to his own office where the great magistrate of the borough was closeted with him . The mayor had been seated on the bench throughout the trial , and had taken much interest in the case . ` I never imagined that there could be much doubt after Judge Bramber 's summing up . ' ` I hear that there 's one man holding out , ' said the attorney in a low voice .