Five o'clock
As if there were any good in that ! Doing something would not bring back Ann ! Why worry her ? Five o'clock brought three of the brothers , Jolyon and James and Swithin ; Nicholas was at Yarmouth , and Roger had a bad attack of gout . Mrs. Hayman had been by herself earlier in the day , and , after seeing Ann , had gone away , leaving a message for Timothy -- which was kept from him -- that she ought to have been told sooner . In fact , there was a feeling amongst them all that they ought to have been told sooner , as though they had missed something ; and James said : `` I knew how it 'd be ; I told you she would n't last through the summer . '' Aunt Hester made no reply ; it was nearly October , but what was the good of arguing ; some people were never satisfied .