about five o'clock
But I envied him , for with all his waywardness he had the gift of gifts . He could charm the hearts of men and women , and hold them with his words . `` As we came up the Gulf of Lyons I was thinking of seeing Rosa again , and so perhaps I gave less attention to Frank . But just as usual , the morning we arrived , as I was sitting in my room about five o'clock , waiting for the stand-by gong , he came in with coffee and toast . ` I suppose you 're for the beach now , Frank , ' I said . ` Oh yes , ' he says , ` as soon as I 'm paid off ! ' ` You 've done a damn sight better than I expected , ' I said , and then I stopped because he was looking at me in a peculiar way .