five o'clock
She had n't dreamed the time had flown so , and thought it about three o'clock . Slightly disheartened at this discovery , she went back to work . At first , the silks went smoothly enough , then hurry and close application brought on the fidgets again . Before five o'clock , she had to turn on the electric lights , and then , to her dismay , the tints of the silks changed , and she could n't tell yellow from pink ; or green from gray . `` Well , '' she thought , `` I 'll work the bow-knots . They 're of one solid colour , and it 's straight sailing . '' Straight sailing it was , -- but very tedious .