four o'clock
Not one of the other presents produced so deep an impression as this . After Old Grannis and the dentist had gone through the rooms , giving a last look around to see that everything was ready , they returned to McTeague 's `` Parlors . '' At the door Old Grannis excused himself . At four o'clock McTeague began to dress , shaving himself first before the hand-glass that was hung against the woodwork of the bay window . While he shaved he sang with strange inappropriateness : `` No one to love , none to Caress , Left all alone in this world 's wilderness . '' But as he stood before the mirror , intent upon his shaving , there came a roll of wheels over the cobbles in front of the house . He rushed to the window .