five in the afternoon
she asked , looking up from her geography book . '' ` New York , ' said her father , glancing at his watch , ` let me see . It 's just ten now , and there 's a little over four and a half hours ' difference . Oh , about half-past five in the afternoon . ' '' ` Then in Jefferson , ' said the mother , ` it would be still earlier , would n't it ? ' '' ` Yes , ' replied the girl , examining the map , ` Jefferson is nearly two degrees further west . ' '' ` Two degrees , ' mused the father , ` and there 's forty minutes to a degree .