five o'clock
But I do n't believe it was you -- I believe you have a double who plays your cricket for you ! '' And at the moment that seemed less incredible than the fact . `` I 'm afraid you did n't read your paper very carefully , '' said Raffles , with the first trace of pique in his tone . `` It was rain that closed play before five o'clock . I hear it was a sultry day in town , but at Manchester we got the storm , and the ground was under water in ten minutes . I never saw such a thing in my life . There was absolutely not the ghost of a chance of another ball being bowled .