two in the
afternoon
She would call for it . Vincy was away , and evidently she had by accident chosen the day of Aylmer 's return without knowing anything of his absence . She had never seen him in her life . Aylmer was wandering about the half-dismantled house _ désoeuvré _ , with nothing to do , restlessly counting the minutes till two in the afternoon . He remembered the very little that Vincy had told him of Mavis ; how proud she was and how hard up . He saw her through the window . She looked pale and rather shabby .