five o’clock
lovers , they say , should never despair . A little consideration , and a little talk with my dear girl -- really now , wo n't you change your mind and have a glass of sherry ? -LRB- No again ? -RRB- Very well , then , the day after tomorrow , at five o'clock . '' With a louder crack than ever , the brand-new drawing-room door was opened to let me out . The noise was instantly succeeded by the rustling of a silk dress , and the banging of another door , at the opposite end of the passage . Had anybody been listening ?