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Attached to this characteristic document was a card of invitation to a dance to be given at White Windows by Lady Susan Hallett on February the seventh ... . And to-day was the sixth ! But it could be done . By travelling all night , catching the morning boat and then the midday train to Silverquay , Eliot realised that he could reach White Windows in time . A bell stood on a table near by -- one of those shiny metal bells with a button on the top which you press down sharply to induce the thing to ring . Eliot thumped it , and continued thumping till a half-demented waiter came flying towards him in response . `` Bring me a time-table , '' he roared .