six o'clock
Truly , I was an innocent and unlicked cub . But I believe I managed to pull through the afternoon without notably disgracing my distinguished host and patron ; and , too , without referring even to ` secretarial work . ' I might have been heir to a dukedom , a distinguished remittance man , or even a congenital idiot , for all the company was allowed to gather from me as to my means of livelihood . Towards six o'clock the company began to thin out somewhat , and within the hour I found myself once more alone with Mr. Rawlence . ` Well , and what do you think of these few representatives of Sydney 's Bohemia ? ' asked my host . ` They are not , perhaps , leading pillars of our official society , as one may say -- the Government House set , you know -- but my Sunday afternoon visitors are apt to be pretty fairly representative of our best literary and artistic circles , I think .