six o'clock
It is getting late , and the hours are speeding past . You are in a hopeless trap here . Now , my trunk ... '' `` What about it ? '' `` I am sending it on board the _ Mauretania _ at six o'clock , and no one could possibly suspect . '' Jarvis turned to study this curious vehicle of transportation . It was a strong , well-built piece of baggage , indeed ; but to be cooped up in it , at the mercy of baggageman and truckman , hoisters and stewards -- the thought was staggering . `` You 're joking , '' he began , but she resolutely shook her wealth of hair .