five o’clock
It was in the course of the work he had taken for a friend gone out of town that he caught the illness that killed him . His lectures brought men of science about him , and his practice had made him acquainted with us poor Bohemians , as you seem to think us . Old Mrs. Brownlow had means of her own , and theirs was quite a wealthy house among our set . Any of us were welcome to drop into five o'clock tea , or at nine at night , and the pleasantness and good influence were wonderful . The motherliness and yet the enthusiasm of Mrs. Brownlow made her the most delightful old lady I ever saw . I ca n't describe how good she was about my marriage , and many more would say they owed all that was brightest and best in them to that house . And there was Carey , like a little sunshiny fairy , the darling of everyone .