about four o'clock
If she had only had something to do , I am almost sure she would not have fallen into the misfortune which I am about to record . One day her mother sent her to a worsted store to pattern some worsteds . A girl behind the counter gave her the right shades , and she slowly started for home . It was about four o'clock of a November day . Dotty , glancing idly at the sky , saw that the sun was already getting low . `` How queer it is ! '' thought she ; `` it seems as if the sun grows sleepy very early nowadays , and goes to bed right in the middle of the afternoon .