about four o'clock
We should return in the dusk . I do n't care how late you make it ; my people wo n't be home till nine or ten o'clock at night , perhaps later still . There will be dancing , and they are sure to stay late . ' Finally the matter was decided , and about four o'clock the Major went to the livery stable to order the trap . Mrs Shepherd and Nellie joined him soon after . Turning from the pony , whose nose he was stroking , he said -- ` I hope you have brought a thick shawl ; it will be cold coming back in the evening . ' ` Yes , dear , here it is , and another for Nellie .