half past five
That 's a very nice little point , that onyx clock . He may be trying to sell it , or perhaps -- '' He did not finish . I went back immediately , only stopping at the market to get meat for Mr. Reynolds ' supper . It was after half past five and dusk was coming on . I got a boat and was rowed directly home . Peter was not at the foot of the steps . I paid the boatman and let him go , and turned to go up the stairs .