one o'clock
What else was I to do ? ' On the drive they held no conversation . At Victoria they were delayed about half an hour before a train started for Herne Hill ; Monica sat in a waiting-room , and her husband trudged about the platform , still clumping rhythmically with his stick . Their Sunday custom was to dine at one o'clock , and at six to have tea . Widdowson hated the slightest interference with domestic routine , and he had reluctantly indulged Monica 's desire to go to Chelsea this afternoon . Hunger was now added to his causes of discontent . ` Let us have something to eat at once , ' he said on entering the house .