four o'clock
Even on the morning of the great day he worked ; it was to prove his will-power , his worthiness . After lunch , clad in the garb of respectability , he went up by a quick train . His evening suit he had previously despatched to Alexander 's abode , where he was to dine and dress . At four o'clock he was in Bryanston Square , tremulous but sanguine , a different man from him who had sneaked about here under the umbrella . He knocked . The servant civilly informed him that Miss Derwent was not at home , asked his name , and bowed him away . It was a shock .