four o'clock
Chapter Twenty-eight Bert was very late , that night . The children were all asleep , and Nancy had dined , and was dreaming over her black coffee when , at nine o'clock , he came in . He was not hungry -- just hot and tired -- he wanted something cool . He had lunched late , in town , with both the Pearsalls , had not left the table until four o'clock . And he had news for her . He was leaving Pearsall and Pearsall . Nancy looked at him stupefied .