three o’clock
There , in the friendly light , we could at least see each other , and I think he was as much impressed by the fact that I had not undressed as I was by the fact that he HAD , partly . He wore a hideous dressing gown of Jimmy 's , much too small , and his hair , parted and plastered down in the early evening , stood up in a sort of brown brush all over his head . He was trying to flatten it with his hands . `` It must be three o'clock , '' he said , with polite surprise , `` and the house is like a barn . You ought not to be running around with your arms uncovered , Mrs. Wilson . Surely you could have called some of us . '' `` I did n't wish to disturb any one , '' I said , with distinct truth .