three o'clock
He did n't say they were important ; I do n't know that they are . But if I say I am going to give an envelope personally to any one , I do n't intend to give that envelope to a third person if there 's nothing in it more valuable than -- hair nets ! '' The window they were passing suggested the comparison , and Bobby laughed good-naturedly and forebore to argue further . Promptly at three o'clock she and Betty entered the elevator in the office building and were whirled up to the fifth floor to find Mr. Waters in his private office . `` Mr. Littell telephoned half an hour ago , '' he told them , taking the envelope and running over the papers with a practised eye as he talked . `` He hoped to catch you before you left here . I believe he wants to speak to his daughter .