five o'clock in the afternoon
But , for the time being , Fate was against the wily chaplain , and , in the end , he was compelled to betake himself to a solitary and sulky walk , during which his reflections concerning Graham and Baltic were the reverse of amiable . As a defeated sneak , Mr Cargrim was not a credit to his cloth . Dr Pendle had the bewildered air of a man suddenly roused from sleep , and was inclined to be peevish with Graham for calling at so untoward a time . Yet it was five o'clock in the afternoon , which was scarcely a suitable hour for slumber , as the doctor bluntly remarked . ` I was not asleep , ' said the bishop , settling himself at his writing-table . ` I simply lay down for half-an-hour or so . ' ` Worn out with worry , I suppose ? '