four o'clock
If the wind was favourable , he might arrive about two o'clock , but Rahal thought the boat would hardly manage it before three with the wind in her teeth , or it might be nearer four . The house was all ready for him , spick and span from roof to cellar and a dinner of the good things he particularly liked in careful preparation . And , after all , he came a little earlier than was expected . `` Dear Conall , '' said Rahal , `` I have been watching for thee , but I thought it would be four o'clock , ere thou made Kirkwall . '' `` Not with Donald Farquar sailing the boat . The way he manages a boat is beyond reason . '' `` How is that ? ''