6:15
Curiously enough , she seemed rather pleased than otherwise by this move . Her correspondence with Colonel Munro had left the most unsettling effects . Meanwhile , Andrew was nearing London . He was pleased to find his train arrive upon the stroke of 6:15 , for he valued punctuality above everything except his reputation . From the station he drove to the large political club where he always put up , ate a dinner that exactly accorded with his station in life , and took a horse bus to the Hotel Gigantique . -LRB- Motor buses were only just beginning to be seen upon the streets at that time , and he was always suspicious of noisy innovations . -RRB- By the merest chance , the first person he saw in the hall of the hotel was Frank , attired in overcoat and opera hat , and evidently bound for some extravagant expedition , the cost of which would no doubt be defrayed by his parent to the detriment of his brother 's and sisters ' patrimony .