five o'clock
It was like living his life over again . He did not miss his wife or his daughters . He had become again the mild , contemplative youth he was in college , before he had a profession and a family to grind for , before the two needs which shape our destiny had made of him pretty much what they make of every man . At five o'clock Wanning sometimes went out for a cup of tea and took Annie along . He felt dull and discouraged as soon as he was alone . So long as Annie was with him , he could keep a grip on his own thoughts . They talked about what he had just been dictating to her .