seven o'clock
It had always been tacitly understood that Heath was Mrs. Mansfield 's friend . Yet Mrs. Mansfield had invited him for her daughter . Had thought , for which space does not exist , reached across the sea from child to mother mysteriously , saying to the mother , `` Do this ! '' But unless the glass told a new tale at seven o'clock Charmian did not mean to go down to dinner . She closed her eyes and said to herself , again and again , `` Look better ! Look better ! Look better ! ''