five o'clock
But his hand trembled so in his attempt to strike a light , that he failed again and again . Finally he was dressed , and went out into the hall . Mr. Roberts opened his own door at that moment , and seeing the boy gave him what he thought would be a happy message : `` Tode , you can sleep over to-night . Jim is on hand , and you may be ready for the five o'clock train . '' No excuse now for going down stairs , and the wretched boy crept back to his room ; _ utterly _ wretched he felt , and he had no human friend to help him , no human heart to comfort him . He wrapped a quilt about him and sat down on the edge of his bed to calculate how long his bit of candle would probably burn , and what he _ should _ do when he was left once more in that awful darkness . On his table lay a half-burnt lamp lighter .