three o'clock
If she had been doing Bertha an injustice , as it seemed , if Bertha was not seeing him at all , why should she not go and see her ? She felt instinctively that besides getting the truth out of her , and perhaps apologising for what had happened at the party , Bertha might give her some advice . Everyone said she was so kind and clever . She decided not to write , but she rang up on the telephone and asked if Bertha would receive her at three o'clock . She felt a strange curiosity , a longing to see her . She received the answer , Mrs. Kellynch would be delighted to see her at any time in the afternoon . `` I say , Clifford , when is your birthday ? ''