six
   o'clock in the evening
I do not prohibit it . I have heretofore made no arrangement for hearing from you , in turn , because I could not discover that any advantage would accrue from it . But it seems only fair , I confess , and you dare not think me capricious . So , three days hence , at six o'clock in the evening , a trusty messenger of mine will call at your door . If you have anything to give her for me , the act of giving it must be the sign of a compact on your part , that you will allow her to leave immediately , unquestioned and unfollowed . '' You look puzzled , I see : you do n't catch the real drift of her words ? Well -- that 's a melancholy encouragement .