six o'clock
Frequently he did not hear questions addressed to him . What little work he undertook was haggled at in spasms and usually left for the accountant to finish . All the boys were loaded down with routine . They never thought of leaving the office until six o'clock , and night-work was now the rule . Evan began to have headaches . The people of Banfield kindly let Penton 's first offence pass , as it had been prophesied they would . Everyone knew about it , of course -- what village of nine hundred population ever lost sight entirely of such a piece of news ?