four o'clock
It was now April . Hambleby waited only for the crowning chapter . The arrangements for his publication had been made , all but the date , which was left unsettled , in case at the last moment a new opening should be found . At four o'clock on an April afternoon Jane was meditating on her affairs when the staircase bell rang somewhat imperiously . It sounded like somebody determined to get in . A month ago she would have taken no notice of it . Now she was afraid not to open her door lest Tanqueray should be there .