4:30
George had the usual experience of the student world , for to him all the professors were very learned men . After George had locked the door of his old study-room to go to the train , he stopped in the hallway in serious thought , then turning back he unlocked the door and again entered the dear old rooms . He reseated himself at the desk , where he had so often studied far into the night . He took another look into the bedroom , into the little store-room , and pleasant memories crowded his mind , as for the last time he gazed from the window towards the Berkshire Hills , beyond which Gertrude was being educated , and then as he finally re-locked the door , he recalled his afternoon engagement to meet Gertrude and Lucille at 4:30 o'clock at the Albany station to take the Boston & Chicago Special for Harrisville . George had entered the institute with a light heart and much zest , because three years of progressive work were marked out for him . His mental journey had now ended and his heart was heavy . No road opened before him except the one that led back to the dingy old Harrisville mills .