nearly six o'clock
And now he was writing a gossipy , facetious letter ... . Eric tore the envelope in two -- and then hesitated . Jack had been given his opportunity , and he had not taken it . Agnes did not arrive until nearly six o'clock and then came attended by a young officer . `` You remember Mr. Benyon , '' she said . `` We brought him to dine at the Mill-House last year . He had n't seen ` The Bomb-Shell , ' so we went to the _ matinée _ to-day . ''