two o'clock
Would you care to come along ? '' He spoke with elaborate carelessness , and looked anywhere except at his guest . Gavin , not appearing to note the concealed nervousness of his host 's voice and manner , gave eager consent . And at two o'clock they set forth . They drove in Milo 's car a half-mile or more to southwestward along the road which fronted the house . Then turning into a sand byway which ran crookedly at right angles to it and which skirted the southern end of the mangrove-swamp , they headed for the sea . Another half-mile brought them to a handkerchief-sized beach , much like that on the other side of the swamp , where Gavin had found the hidden path .