five minutes before one
`` I was just going to tell you that the girl we saw in the cathedral is her niece . '' Ian had taken a step or two in the direction of the Brodie house , but he turned his head , and with a bright smile said , `` Thank you , Ken ! '' and McLeod watched him a moment and then with a sigh softly ejaculated : `` What a courteous chap he is -- when he is in the mood to be courteous -- and what a -- when he is not in the mood . '' Ian was at the Brodie house five minutes before one , and he found Mistress Brodie waiting for him . `` I am glad that you have kept your tryst , '' she said . `` We will just have a modest bite now , and we can make up all that is wanting here , at my brother Coll 's , a little later . I have a pleasant invite for yourself .