six o'clock
Pedro stood for a moment touching his dry lips with the tip of his tongue , his fingers clasping and unclasping , then his shoulders straightened into firmer lines and he faced his questioner with a smile of complacency . `` I do n't know what you mean , '' he said . `` Perhaps I should have said damp clothing , '' Ned replied . `` The man I have in mind -- the man who might have been one of your assailants -- entered the house just after the rainstorm , which came on close after six o'clock . His clothing was soaking wet when he came in , but would not remain so for four hours . '' Pedro grasped the back of a chair which stood near him and looked out of the window to the lighted street in front of the house . While he stood silent Mr. Shaw arose to a sitting position on the couch and asked : `` Why the description , Mr. Nestor ?