about four in the afternoon
But he was moved likewise by a strange loneliness , and with his orders in his hand he understood at last the source of that peculiar regret which latterly had assailed him in stray moments . There were a few friends to bid good-by . And chief , if she came last on his round of calls that last day , was Sophie Carr . He found Sophie at home about four in the afternoon , sitting in the big living room , making Red Cross bandages . She did not stop her work when he was ushered in . Beside her on a table stood a flat box and in this from time to time she put a finished roll . It occurred to Thompson that sometime one of those white bandages fabricated by her hands might be used on him .