half past five
He had on his first long trousers , and a pair of lavender socks and a tie to match . He said they were not exactly the same shade , but he did not think it would be noticed . Hateful child ! At half past five , when the place was jammed , I happened to look up . Carter Brooks was in the hall , and behind him was H . He had seen me before I saw him , and he had a sort of sickly grin , meant to denote joy . I was talking to our bishop at the time , and he was asking me what sort of services we had in the school chapel .