two o'clock in the afternoon
After giving three taps on the wall , he walked in quietly through a door which I had not noticed and which he left open . He had his arms full of boxes and parcels and arranged them on the bed , in a leisurely fashion , while I overwhelmed him with abuse and called upon him to take off his mask , if it covered the face of an honest man . He replied serenely , ` You shall never see Erik 's face . ' And he reproached me with not having finished dressing at that time of day : he was good enough to tell me that it was two o'clock in the afternoon . He said he would give me half an hour and , while he spoke , wound up my watch and set it for me . After which , he asked me to come to the dining-room , where a nice lunch was waiting for us . `` I was very angry , slammed the door in his face and went to the bath-room ... When I came out again , feeling greatly refreshed , Erik said that he loved me , but that he would never tell me so except when I allowed him and that the rest of the time would be devoted to music .