three o'clock in the afternoon
But , funnily enough , '' added the officer , `` Mad ` Arry has been tellin ' me something about it a moment ago -- something I ca n't understand -- something about the garden . I suppose ` e 's been a-fancyin ' something or other . Everybody seems to see something in the garden , or at the windows . Why , about a week ago , a servant from one of the ` ouses in the Terrace came up to me at three o'clock in the afternoon , in broad daylight , and said as how she 'd distinctly seen at the drawin ' - room window the face of a pretty , fair-haired girl a-peerin ' through the side of the dirty blind . She described the girl , too , and said that as soon as she saw she was noticed the inmate of the place drew back instantly . '' `` A fair-haired girl ! '' I exclaimed , quickly interested .