six o'clock
Singly and collectively they drove Hazel to the verge of distraction . When the house was at last clear of them she could have wept . Through no fault of her own she had given Granville another choice morsel to roll under its gossipy tongue . So that when six o'clock brought Bill home , she was coldly disapproving of him and his affairs in their entirety , and at no pains to hide her feelings . He followed her into the living-room when the uncomfortable meal -- uncomfortable by reason of the surcharged atmosphere -- was at an end . `` Let 's get down to bed rock , Hazel , '' he said gently . `` Does n't it seem rather foolish to let a bundle of outside troubles set up so much friction between us two ?