five o'clock
` I should say she was a woman with a big temperament which must have been worth gratifying when she went away with that Bulgarian ; I would n't have minded being in his skin . She has n't forgotten that she was once a beautiful girl , that 's the worst of it , she has n't forgotten , ' and Dick remembered that at parting she was a little demonstrative , saying to him on the staircase : ` But we are n't parting for long . You will be here tomorrow at my door at the same hour . ' The appointment was for five o'clock , and Kate would have liked to remain on the pier with Dick enjoying the summer evening , but he seemed so intent on returning to their lodging that she did not like to oppose his wishes , and she allowed herself to be led all the way up the dusty town to their close , hot rooms that she might try over Fredegonde 's music . That he should wish to hear her voice again in this music flattered her , but she rose from the piano , her face aflame , when he began to mention an appointment . ` It 's too bad of you , Dick , to bring me home and then remember an appointment . ' Dick overflowed with mellifluous excuses which did not seem to allay Kate 's anger , and as he hurried down the street it occurred to him that he might have thought of a better reason than Fredegonde for bringing her home .