six o'clock
She pointed to Mattia . `` He 's my friend . '' This woman was Alexix 's aunt . I thought she would ask us to go in and rest , for we were very dusty and tired , but she simply repeated that if I would return at six o'clock I could see Alexix , who was then at the mine . I had not the heart to ask for what was not offered . I thanked her and went into the town to find a baker , to get something to eat . I was ashamed of this reception , for I felt that Mattia would wonder what it meant .