six o'clock
In the silver basket were new cards , two with ` Mr. and Mrs. Polegate Thom , ' and one with ` Mr. Polegate Thom ' thereon ; she sniffed them , but they smelled severe . ` I must be tired , ' she thought , ` I 'll go and lie down . ' Upstairs the drawing-room was darkened , waiting for some hand to give it evening light ; and she passed on up to her bedroom . This , too , was half-curtained and dim , for it was six o'clock . Winifred threw off her coat -- that scent again ! -- then stood , as if shot , transfixed against the bed-rail . Something dark had risen from the sofa in the far corner .