half past six in the
evening
But he crushed it down . His abounding youth made him consider as weak and unworthy , an emotion which a man would merely have reckoned as natural . The station at Winton was a full twenty miles from Pendleton and , with such heavy snow , Harry did not expect to arrive until late in the afternoon . Nor would there be any need for him to get there earlier , as no train for Nashville reached that place until half past six in the evening . His horse showed no signs of weariness , but he checked his speed , and went on at an easy walk . The road curved nearer to a line of blue hills , which sloped gradually upward for scores of miles , until they became mountains . All were clothed with forest , and every tree was heavy with snow .