five o'clock
At Hillton the game , very properly , was restricted to its more primary methods ; at Harwell it is developed to its uttermost limits . It is the difference between whist over the library table and whist at the whist club . But all things come to an end , and at length the coach rather ungraciously declared he could stand no more and bade them join the rest of the candidates for the run . That run was two miles , and Joel finally stumbled into the gymnasium tuckered out and in no very good temper just as the five o'clock whistle on the great printing house sounded . After dinner in the dining hall that evening Joel confided his doubts and vexations to Outfield as they walked back to their room . `` I would n't care if I thought I was making any progress , '' he wailed , `` but each day it gets worse . To-day I could n't seem to do a start right , and as for tackling that old dummy , why -- '' `` Well , you did as well as the other chaps , did n't you ? ''