ten o'clock
She awaited , with an interest that was not wholly pleasant , Charmian 's decision of the morrow . Charmian had been very casual in manner when she came to her mother with the surprising invitation . She was almost as casual on the following morning when she entered the dining-room where Mrs. Mansfield was breakfasting by electric light . For a gloom as of night hung over the Square , although it was ten o'clock . `` Have you been thinking it over , Charmian ? '' said her mother , as the girl sat languidly down . `` Yes , mother -- lazily . ''