three o'clock
There was a tiny piece of salmon , a dainty cutlet , and a cold blackcurrant tart . Virginia , at home a constant vegetarian , took no share of the fish and meat -- which was only enough for one person . Alice , alone upstairs , made a dinner of gruel . Monica was to be at Queen 's Road , Chelsea , by three o'clock . The sisters hoped she would return to Lavender Hill with her news , but that was left uncertain -- by Monica herself purposely . As an amusement , she had decided to keep her promise to Mr. Edmund Widdowson . She was curious to see him again , and receive a new impression of his personality .