four o'clock in the afternoon
She believed his tale and knew the risks he ran , and had sent him her glove that he might carry it as her badge . He folded the piece of delicate kid carefully and put it in a pocket where it rested upon his heart . `` After this , I 've got to put my job over , whatever it costs , '' he said . It was four o'clock in the afternoon when Foster stopped in front of the grimy building where Graham had his office , and looked up and down the street . Close by , a carter stood at the head of an impatient horse that stamped and rattled its harness , and a hoist clanked as a bale of goods went up to a top story ; but except for this the street was quiet Farther off , one or two moving figures showed indistinctly , for rain was falling and the light getting dim . Foster , who had arrived in Newcastle that morning , had waited , thinking it might suit him better to leave the town in the dark . `` Go back to the end of the street , where you can see the clock , '' he said to Pete .