seven o'clock
On the following afternoon Stephen Glynn failed to pay his daily visit to the flat . After the revelation of the night before he had neither the strength nor the courage to encounter Pixie anew . Little use to shut the stable door after the steed had flown , but he must at least have time to think , to face the future , and decide upon his own course . And then at seven o'clock came the ring of the telephone , and Pixie 's voice speaking piteously in his ear -- `` Is it you ? You yourself ? Oh , why did n't you come ? I was waiting for you .