five o'clock
Look at the sun , exactly like a red-hot oven ! We shall have him come home as ill as ever ! ' Clara had another milder and more sorrowful version of the scolding from her grandmother , but Lord Ormersfield escaped the day 's anxiety by being so busy with Richardson , that he never emerged from the study , and did not miss his son . It was an exceedingly sultry day , and the hopeful trusted that Louis would be forced to give in , before much harm could be done ; but it was not till five o'clock that the hoofs were heard on the gravel ; and Jem went out to revenge himself with irony for his uneasiness . ` I hope you are satisfied , ' he said , ` dulce est pro patria mori . ' Louis was slowly dismounting , and as he touched the ground gave a slight cry of pain , and caught at the servant 's arm for support . ` No more than I expected , ' said James , coming to help him ; and at the same moment Lord Ormersfield was heard exclaiming -- ` Fitzjocelyn -- !