five o'clock in the
afternoon
`` I am sure you are a good and cheerful friend to say so . Nevertheless , I have been worried and restless and this afternoon I long for amusement . Ca n't we do something queer and extraordinary -- go somewhere -- do something ? '' I thought her requirement a difficult one to fill at five o'clock in the afternoon , walking through the old , dull , and worn-out part of the city , where we found we had arrived without purpose in our journey . More than that , I am naturally of conservative tastes ; the bizarre , the bohemian , and the unconventional forms of amusement have never beckoned to me . I am not an adventurer by choice . `` We have less than an hour before us , '' I said to her .