about four o'clock
Uncle Roddy and Bob were the only ones who understood her grief , and their own was so great that they could find no words of comfort . After dinner she disappeared . She knew that all the afternoon callers would be dropping in to exchange greetings , and she could not bear the thought of talking to them . Bob found her about four o'clock , curled up on her favorite window seat , at the head of the stairs . He had been despatched by his mother to tell her that some of her friends were in the drawing-room . `` If she does n't want to come do n't urge her , '' she had warned him . `` I 'll make some excuse . ''