half past four
The color died in Ally 's scared face . `` I ca n't see , '' she said , `` what Gwenda 's got to do with it . '' `` She 's got something to do with young Rowcliffe 's not turning up , I think . I met the two of them half way between Upthorne and Bar Hill at half past four . '' He took out his watch . `` And it 's ten past six now . '' He sat down , turning his chair so as not to see her face .