six o'clock
I was keeping it for some special occasion . If you buy a really good cashmere , and trim it with my old miniver , Dot will have a grand pelisse , '' and then Mrs. Broderick hunted in her key-basket for a certain key , and instructed her niece to unlock a drawer in her wardrobe . It was growing late by this time , and Olivia was obliged to take her leave . Marcus had promised to be back by seven , and it was six o'clock now ; but as she walked briskly through the quiet streets she felt as light-hearted as a child . What a happy evening she and Marcus would spend ! There would be no need now to tell him about Martha , or to beg him to give her the few shillings for Dot 's pelisse ; he should have a nice tea . Aunt Madge had made her take a couple of the new-laid eggs and a pot of Deb 's delicious marmalade home with her , and she knew how Marcus would enjoy the little treat .