five o'clock
The worst he can do is to refuse , '' she concluded , with a kind of forlorn optimism ; `` at least he ca n't kill me . '' Making a hurried excuse , she went back to the telephone , and calling up the judge , asked for an appointment in his office at five o'clock . From his surprised response she inferred his curiosity , and from his hearty acquiescence , she gathered that his surprise was not an unpleasant one . `` At five o'clock , then . It is so good of you . There is a little matter of business . Yes , I know how kind you are , and of course your advice is invaluable .