nearly five o'clock
`` Part of the queerness , '' Bill vouchsafed , and said no more about it . * * * * * The next day , Azalea went to her room directly after breakfast , and , locking the door , remained there all the morning . At luncheon she was quiet , and absent-minded , and as soon as the meal was over she went back to her room . It was nearly five o'clock , when Patty , puzzled at such actions , tapped at Azalea 's door . `` What 's the matter , dear ? '' she called , through the closed door , as there was no response to her knock . `` Nothing ; let me alone ! ''