five o'clock in the afternoon
It was five o'clock in the afternoon . There can be no doubt whatever as to that . Old Agnes may say what she pleases -- she has a habit of doing so -- but I know for certain -LRB- because I looked at my watch not ten minutes before it happened -RRB- that it was exactly five o'clock in the afternoon when I received a most singular and every way remarkable visit -- a visit which has left an indelible impression on my memory , as well it might ; for , independent of its singularity and unexpectedness , one of its results was the series of strange adventures which are faithfully detailed in this volume . It happened thus : -- I was seated in an armchair in my private study in a small town on the west coast of England . It was a splendid afternoon , and it was exactly five o'clock . Mark that .